From my front room window, I can see a squirrel’s nest on a high limb of my neighbor’s tree. I wonder about these nests that are easily visible when leaves are off the trees. In summer, they’re hidden by thick leaves but in winter, that covering is gone. Do the squirrels still live there? I […]
Oct 6, 2025
One Wild Goose
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As I sat on my deck, I heard a piercing sound slice through the morning air. It took a moment to recognize it–the cry of a wild goose. Only one? Where were his friends and family? Had he gotten lost on his trek to warmer places? Tree limbs were between me and the goose and […]
Aug 6, 2025
Polliwogs and Tadpoles
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“Climb up my rain barrel, slide down my cellar door and we’ll be friends forevermore.” A few years back, when I was at Matt and Dawn’s house, Dawn said, “Come around to the back yard, Blanche. I want you to see this.” And there, inside her rain barrel were dozens of small, black swimming objects: […]
