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Good Things to know about Good Spiders

July 27, 2022

The Bold Jumping Spider is the most common spider in Arkansas. It is small in size, black with orange to white spots on its body, their pincer-like claws are a metallic green color, and their bite creates a mild stinging sensation.

July 27, 2022

Hey, folks! At Have-a-Heart (HAH) it is a cat/ kitten-palooza! And, as part of that, we are having a kitty adoption special where adoption fees are reduced to half for all feline adoptions through the end of August.

July 27, 2022

Fill your gardens with color from spring through summer and even into fall with a variety of pollinator-friendly phlox. The beauty, diversity, and usefulness in the garden of this group of plants had the National Garden Bureau declare 2022 Year of the Phlox.

July 27, 2022

Hello readers and friends of the Mountaineer Echo, I hope this week finds everyone in good health and happy spirits. I want to give you all a little secret about me, I have been very busy getting back into my crafting projects. It is a peaceful place to be when I craft.

July 27, 2022

They flit across your face, hover near your houseplants, or gather by the window. Fortunately, these fungus gnat insects are more annoying to us than harmful to our plants.

July 27, 2022

Little Rock – The public is invited to visit with renowned Arkansas artist and sculptor Kevin Kresse as he works on the sculpture of Johnny Cash that will eventually be placed in Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol.

July 27, 2022

Johnny Morris’ Wonders of Wildlife National Museum and Aquarium consists of a 1.5-million-gallon Aquarium Adventure showcasing 35,000 live fish, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and birds, and immersive Wildlife Galleries that bring visitors eye-to-eye with the greatest collection of record-setting game animals ever assembled.

July 20, 2022

Bass Pro shop in Springfield has been a favorite to many for many years. There are so many things to look at and enjoy as well as shop if you have a need for what they have, which is a lot of things. Seems you always find something you can not live without. Here are some of the things to do there, some information about them, and some things that are neat to have from there.

July 20, 2022

First time I ever saw it was something about, or around, 65 years ago. It was just a huge hole in the side of the bluff overlooking the lower Big Piney River, a fantastic looking cave about 50 or 60 feet above the base of the bluff, and likely 15 or 20 feet down from the peak of it. Inaccessible!

July 20, 2022

What are the benefits of trees? Have you ever thought that trees can help lower high temperatures? Do you prefer to stand in the shade or the sun on these 100 degree days we have been having? What about your livestock? If shade trees are provided, that has forage underneath, will they graze more and be more productive? If trees are close to our house and provides some shade for it, will that help to have a cooler house, therefore making our high energy bill less? As with any beneficial practice there comes some disadvantages also.

Lifestyle

Good Things to know about Good Spiders

Cat, Kitten Palooza

Phlox Adds Color and Pollinator Appeal to the Garden All Season Long

COOKING WITH MUMZY!

Managing Gnats on Houseplants

Hometown Artist Composing Johnny Cash Sculpture for U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall

Bass Pro Shops Springfield

Bass Pro Shop Springfield, Missouri

The Cave on the Piney

TREES