This morning, despite wind and 13 degree temperatures, an optimistic house finch sang his courtship song. Yesterday, out on the prairie on Woodland Drive, a rough-legged hawk sat perched in […]
Ripples 1/9/20
As I write this it is another gray, windy day with waves pounding the shore along Memorial Drive and lakeshore flood warnings are in effect. With lake levels so high, […]
Ripples 1/2/20
Each year for the past 120 years birdwatchers around North America have gone out around this time to count what birds live here in the winter. Previously there was a […]
Ripples 12/19/19
I hope you are enjoying the Holiday season, your families and friends, music, food, and meaningful reflection. These are gifts that we sometimes take for granted. As I’ve written before, […]