Discover wilderness in a small urban creek
This scene rests only steps from my front door. I’m grateful to have this hint of wilderness in an urban park. In 2019…
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Mud: a poetic meditation on early spring
A meditation on early spring.
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Check my new photo albums
Nature summoned me today. I had to drop what I was doing, grab a camera, and go outside. Snow was falling, and yes…
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Tracking the elusive muskrat
A muskrat lives in the creek under the bridge where I cross into the woods every day. Ondatra zibethicus are particularly reclusive, so it…
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Thanksgiving hope for a transformative future
I’m grateful to be able to step outside my backdoor and into green space. I had to work ahead on a writing assignment…
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Nature news roundup August 9 2013
I have always wondered why a cottontail rabbit or white-tailed deer concerned with escaping from danger would fly a white flag of a…
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Nature news roundup June 28 2013
A sudden, massive die-off of bumblebees in Oregon is blamed on application of pesticide to trees for cosmetic purposes. President Barack Obama released…
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Around the world in 80 seconds: June 2013 nature news
Want to see the world? Here are highlights of this week’s news stories and blogs about wildlife and nature from each of the…
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Barn swallows abundant but in decline
On a recent trip to the country, I was delighted to get a close look at some barn swallows at Reroot Organic Farm….
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The 2013 Blogathon armchair travel contest
This month a contest in running on this blog. All you have to do is respond to a question. There are no tricks,…
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