WILL THIS WORLD BE JUST A MEMORY IN FUTURE GENERATIONS?
Flashback Friday – with editorial adjustments – from a year ago. Everything is the same and not in a good way. I read an article that argued coal-burning generators are not doing all that much damage...
View ArticleRED-BELLIED WOODPECKER
We’ve been seeing a lot of woodpeckers. Red-bellied Woodpeckers, Flickers, Hairy and Downy woodpeckers. You’d think there would be plenty of bugs for them in the trees, but they want seeds too. I don’t...
View ArticleCRITTERS
Nature Photo Challenge #28: Wild animals It’s not that we don’t have other critters near us. We have more including coyotes, bobcats, fishers, raccoons, flying squirrels, rabbits and a variety of...
View ArticleBEHOLD THE RED MOON IN ECLIPSE
Nature Photo Challenge #30: Moon A year ago in Minnesota, there was a scarlet moon on the night of the eclipse on May 16, 2022. I can’t take pictures of the moon here. The trees are in the way. I......
View ArticleHATRED LURKS
Married as I am to a Brown Man, potential threats are always near. When we went to New Orleans for my 50th birthday, I had to call the hotel and ask if our mixed races would be a problem. I... Read More ›
View ArticleSQUARE ODDS – HOW TO EAT SEEDS. LESSONS FROM A RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER
The Square Odds – February Have I mentioned that birds are messy? Birds are ridiculously messy. They toss seeds all over the place and poop on top of them. Then, they eat them anyway. They seem to have...
View ArticleMY BRIEF CAREER AS AN ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER
I live in a small town. The village, or as we say around here, “downtown,” has a classic brick town hall, an old church that has become a museum and an elegant old library. Our neighboring town,...
View ArticleENERGETIC FAT CELLS
I totally love the energy and matter thing. Not merely do I love it. I believe in it. For example, have you ever noticed that all of a sudden, you become really fat when before you were maybe a few......
View ArticleALMOST YOUNGER
The sun was shining through the bedroom shades. It was finally going to be a beautiful day. I opened the window. The softness of the air confirmed it. Usually, I go back to bed and listen to a book...
View ArticleYearning for Trees
Trees are the poetry of earth. There are beautiful places where I’ve visited — even lived — but the absence of trees made me yearn for a home surrounded by trees. I grew up in a house in the woods.......
View ArticleENJOYING THE WATERSHED
My valley is full of rivers. Although it includes tributaries, this is the Blackstone Valley because the Blackstone River is everywhere. It winds down from the Worcester hills to its end in Newport,...
View ArticleAUTUMN APPROACHES
Share Your World 9th September September and fall have simultaneously arrived. Our woods are alight. We are expecting a good year for autumn foliage but not this soon. Better sooner than later. As long...
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