Now we stand at the peak of spring. For birdwatchers, the weather has presented a challenge and east and north winds have not helped bring migrating birds to our area. […]
Ripples 5/9/19
Somehow, spring is in it’s highest gear right now. Migrant birds which spend the winter in tropics have now traveled north and are reaching us – hummingbirds, rose-breasted grosbeaks, warblers, […]
Ripples 5/2/19
As if it isn’t enough for trees to come out of dormancy on their own, this time of year people, like me, find great joy in tree planting. There are […]
Ripples 4/ 25/19
As is so often the case, spring seems to crawl along here on the Lakeshore. Tracking the dates of seaonal events in nature is called phenology, and it’s interesting to […]