Until recently, the last—and only—photography class I ever took was back in the '90s in high school. ...
In Gratitude to Muskrat for His Sacrifice (or Happy Earth Day)
It's Earth Day, but I'm thinking of it as Thank a Muskrat Day. I recently was introduced to ...
Black-capped Chickadee: Backyard Birb
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) Total birb. Among the cutest and most common ...
Seeing Steller’s
Thirty-three hours. Five days. One bird. That's how long I spent, over two weeks, trying to see a ...
Some Stellar Non-Stellers
When I venture beyond my backyard, birdwatching often entails seeing something different than what I ...
Finding Stellar
"The eagle flew" a lady announced to me through her car window and immediately drove off. Darn it. ...
Beat the Blerch: A Virtual Race Report
This past week a T-shirt made me run a marathon. In July I signed up for the Beat the Blerch ...
Oh, The Things I See When I Run
Like many stories, this one began with a pregnancy test. Not mine, but one I saw years ago while ...
On Lupines
“You must do something to make the world more beautiful.” ― Miss Rumphius Whenever I see lupines ...
Bees: Nature’s Essential Workers
We often overlook the individuals we take for granted but depend on daily to keep us fed, safe, and ...