Ancient Mound Cultures in the Midwest: Trempealeau’s Little Bluff
Sunday, Mother’s Day, my oldest son and I took a small hike in the Town of Trempealeau up to the ancient mounds of the Mississippians, who lived in this area…
Category: nature
Wildlife Wednesday: Displaced Mammals
Yesterday we did something exciting! We went to our land in the next town over to locate and measure a spot for a new pole building for my husband’s wood…
Northbound on The Great River Road
Most of my trips on The Great River Road have been southbound. It is because I take jewelry to an art gallery in Iowa for the summer tourist season. This…
Poetry Friday: Wildlife Sights and Sounds
We live in Wisconsin in a town that has grown over three fold in the last twenty years. Houses occupy what used to be cornfields and prairie, tightly woven together…
Silent Sunday: The Beauty of Wisconsin
Silent Sunday is the day of the week that I offer just my own photographs of a particular theme. All the photos offered today were taken this past week. There…
Simple Ethics of Foraging
Yesterday, I took an intro to foraging class. It was held by an organization called the Driftless Folk School and the session took place on the grounds of the Kickapoo…
Learning to Forage
I love to learn new things. I think it makes me a better and certainly, more interesting, person. Earlier this spring, we got a course flyer from an organization offering…
Silent Sunday: Walking in the Woods
Today, on Silent Sunday, I post only photographs based on a particular theme of my choosing. They are always my own photos and there is no permission to duplicate in…
