As the snow melts, again, the forest floor once more emerges, and the plants and animals that rested under their frozen quilt can again see the light of day. And […]
Ripples 3/17/16
Here we are, mid-March and caught in the tension zone between winter and summer. The difference a few degrees of Earth’s attitude toward or away from the Sun […]
Ripples 3/10/16
Spring strikes me as a very dynamic time of year, with elements of winter and summer colliding on a shifting basis. Across the country we see blizzards and tornadoes in […]
Ripples 3/3/16
Little Things Mean a Lot It’s easy to get hung up on specifics in our interactions with nature, like what bird just came to the feeder, or how do […]
Ripples from the Dunes 2/25/16
I am fortunate to not only live on an old farm, but work at one as well. In both places there have been planted trees that were intended to feed […]
Ripples From the Dunes 2/18/16
Along the Manitowoc River in the town of Manitowoc Rapids where I grew up, there are a number of areas where the river flows against steep clay bluffs. The river […]
