Now you can quite literally get a prescription to the calming whisper of Mother Nature.
PaRx: Your Nature Prescription
April 11th, 2026 No Comments
Tags: metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Mother Nature · Nature · PaRx Your Nature Prescription
Nature as a Quilt: Little Stinkers
November 22nd, 2025 Comments Off on Nature as a Quilt: Little Stinkers
Stink Bugs – a much aligned insect that nonetheless has an important role to play in the quilt of nature.
Tags: Brown Marmorated Stink Bug · Dusky Stink Bug · Four-humped Stink Bug · Green Stink Bug · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Nature · One-spotted Stink Bug · stink bugs
Nature as a Quilt: Stealthy Assassin Bugs
August 2nd, 2025 Comments Off on Nature as a Quilt: Stealthy Assassin Bugs
Stealthy, camouflaged and venomous – Assassin Bugs may escape your notice but you should be glad of their presence in nature or in your garden.
Tags: Ambush Bugs · Assassin Bugs · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Nature · Thread-legged Bugs
Nature as a Quilt: Camo Katydids
May 31st, 2025 Comments Off on Nature as a Quilt: Camo Katydids
A look at the fascinating species Katydids and how they fit into the quilt of nature.
Tags: ecosystem · Katydids · leaf-mimics · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Nature
Nature as a Quilt: Tiny, Bristly Tachinid Flies
February 22nd, 2025 4 Comments
Singing the praises of Tachinid Flies and their important role in the quilt of nature.
Tags: metaphor · Michae Robert Dyet · Nature · parasitoid · Tachinid Flies
Nature as a Quilt: Bee Flies – The Blink of an Eye
January 18th, 2025 2 Comments
If you blink you might just overlook these striking and important insects.
Tags: Adorned Bee Fly · Banded Bee Fly · Bee flies · Greater Bee Fly · metaphor · Michael Robert Dtet · Nature · Tiger Bee Fly
Nature as a Quilt: The Mighty Mantid
October 5th, 2024 Comments Off on Nature as a Quilt: The Mighty Mantid
An homage to Mantids and how they fit into the quilt of nature.
Tags: Chinese Mantis · European Mantis · Mantid · Mantis · metaphor · Michae Robert Dyet · Nature · Praying Mantis
Nature as a Quilt: Inchneunomid Wasps
August 24th, 2024 Comments Off on Nature as a Quilt: Inchneunomid Wasps
The first in my “Nature as a Quilt” series – a look at Ichneumonid Wasps and the patch in the quilt they represnet.
Tags: Ichneumonid Wasp · metaphor · Michae Robert Dyet · Nature · nature as a quilt
Dancing with a Sharpshooter
June 29th, 2024 Comments Off on Dancing with a Sharpshooter
Reminded by a delicate dance that my viewing pleasure must give way to the precarious existence of nature’s creatures.
Tags: metaphor · Michae Robert Dyet · Nature · Speckled Sharpshooter
Retirement: One Year In
March 30th, 2024 Comments Off on Retirement: One Year In
Where I am at one year into retirement and what the future holds for me.
Tags: metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Nature · retirement · webs