Wild Goose Eccentrics are Back
Hordes of geese flock around my beaver pond in spring and fall before they disperse to nest or finally get […]
A Year of Happy Photos
Starting from practically zero with a little old Kodak point and shoot, I have worked my way up to a
Personal Weight Training Program: Pick Up a Ton and Move it Several Times
Each fall the firewood arrives. Four cords usually. And I stack them all. A cord of wood is four feet
Tiny Road Kill. It Ain’t Just Raccoons that Get Splatted by Your Car
Roads take a big toll on wildlife. We have all seen the numerous raccoon corpses, dead skunks, the odd fox
Horses in Costume and Deep Fried Pickles. The County Fair is Here Again
Each September the everyone flocks to the county fair, which has run pretty well continuously from 1831 and is still
Sandhill Crane Baby is Now Huge
How fast they grow. The little fuzzy yellow chick from the spring, the chick that barely came up to mom
Barn Roof is Back On Thanks to a Fire Truck
Finally the barn roof is fixed. After the big wind on May lifted a corner, then folded back a big
Glass Door Bonk! Woodpecker Down
Every so often, I hear the telltale thwack of skull hitting glass and know another bird has mistaken the sliding
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Sandhill Cranes Show off Baby
They’re back. The pair of sandhill cranes that nested in my wetland last year and drew birders with their chick,
Anybody Remember Arbour Day?
The celebration of Arbour Day has likely long vanished from overcrowded modern curricula, but for us, at the village two