Practically Speaking
Kyle and her husband moved to Brookfield in 1986. She became active in local politics and started blogging in 2004. Her focus is primarily on local issues but often includes state and national topics, too. Kyle looks at things from the taxpayers' perspective in a creative, yet down to earth way, addressing them from a practical point of view.
Invasion of the red and black beetles
Has your home and yard been invaded by 1,000s of small, red and black beetles?
Mine has, and they are leaving blood-red drip marks all over my freshly painted white garage doors!
Though nowhere near the epic proportions of the plague of flies and gnats Pharaoh and the Egyptians had to endure in the book of Exodus, I do not recall ever seeing such swarms in my lifetime.
My very own Fox & Friend or natural rodent control
May I introduce you to my very own rodent patrol squad: Mr. and Mrs.(?) Red Fox!
Sights and sounds of spring: did you see 'red'?
Most people's spirits are lifted when the sun shines and the temperatures head upward. Seems we are in for a few nice days--at last!
Fun fall project
Here is a fun project that you might want to try: Give oak leaves the Midas touch!
It's Puffball mushroom season again
There was a buzz of excitement amongst the adults in my aunt and uncle's Brookfield home, as they laid their treasures on the kitchen counter. The grownups had just returned from a mushroom hunting expedition at Kinsey Park and the 2 neighboring homes and had struck pay dirt.
Idaho's earliest snow, Still no sunspots
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It's Puffball mushroom season
There was a buzz of excitement amongst the adults in my aunt and uncle's Brookfield home, as they laid their treasures on the kitchen counter. They had just returned from a mushroom hunting expedition at Kinsey Park and the 2 neighboring homes and had struck pay dirt.
Brookfield has Green Herons too
One of the things I love about living in our City in the Countryside is the variety of wildlife here. Last year, it was not unusual to see a Red Fox or the entire Red Fox family out and about in our neighborhood. This year I saw a coyote in my back yard.
