On many spring days during my formative years in Manitowoc, a shift of the afternoon wind turned a sunny, warm, pleasant time to a cool, damp one. At that time […]
Ripples 10-30-14
The woods are becoming more quiet now that most of the fall warblers and thrushes have moved farther south. It seems that the songs of the chickadees re-emerge this time […]
Ripples 2-27-14
Is anyone else ready for spring? I think most of us appreciate having four distinct seasons, none of them lasting too long. This winter seems to be dragging just a […]
Ripples 2-20-14
What a treat to be driving home from a meeting mid afternoon last Wednesday, the most beautiful day of the winter. Bright and sunny- blindingly so- and nearly 40 degrees, the world […]