Today is Silent Sunday. On this day each week, I post photographs of my own on a theme of my choosing. I love taking photos of nature, plants, and landscapes. Enjoy! There is no permission to duplicate these photos in any means without my express permission.
Over the past two years, I’ve become interested in loons. The reason? Well, we have a cabin in the Wisconsin North Woods on a small lake and have resident loons during the time they spend in northern climates. Which, if you don’t know, is the season of clear, open water, and seasonally warmer temperatures –…
The second leg of our National Park tour vacation was a two night stay at the Grand Canyon in Arizona. Neither my husband nor I have ever been to the Grand Canyon. Since we were headed to Arizona, a visit to the canyon was a must. I made our reservations during the first few days…
Despite a rare and unique occurrence in the world of Lepidoptera, other winged species, besides monarch butterflies, migrate at this time of year. Hummingbirds are on the move! There has been a noticeable flurry of activity at our feeder over the last few days. The tiny birds drained the feeder yesterday. Today, there will be…
This week I thought I’d try my hand at ekphrastic poetry or poetry inspired by looking at a piece of art. I’ve never done this type of poetry before so I went on an internet search to help me get a handle on what ekphrastic poetry writing was inspired by and how to do it….
Today, I am taking the easy way out to post to my blog. However, it does not mean my post does not have value, it just means I’m trying to save myself some time, as I have other writing projects to attend to. The following is a reflection paper (book review) I wrote during my…
It’s August! The monarch butterfly season is in full swing! Soon, the monarchs we see flying through our yard will be on their way to somewhere else, and it’s not just the next yard! It will be on to the next state, and the next, and the next until they reach the over wintering grounds…
This is pollinator week. July 21st – July 27th, 2021, has been designated as a week to celebrate, learn about, and act to help our pollinators. My hope is that by sharing some information about pollinator week, more people will see the need to take action in the field of conservation. When I was in…
Monday night we took a canoe ride after dinner on the small lake upon which our cabin sits on the shore. The water was calm and the lake was quiet with only a few other boats floating about. We paddled to the left and circled counter clockwise around the lake, opposite to the direction we…
I was worried about the loons that live on our lake last night when I went to bed. We had been at the cabin since noon. After dinner, we took a canoe ride around the lake, before dusk. Dusk is typically the time we can see loons floating and diving on our lake. It is…