I feel lucky to be able to observe this beautiful bird of prey. Linda, though, is the real lucky one because Mr. and Mrs. Merlin have set up residence in the huge white…
Today I am self-promoting. (No, that doesn’t mean the above photo is a Selfie!) I’ve started a new venture that seems to be right up my alley — designing greeting…
In 1832, Thomas Higginson built The Higginson Tower to be used as a windmill for grinding corn and wheat. Alas, there wasn’t enough wind to power it. So in 1839 Higginson’s son, William,…
Go out into your yard and disrupt the soil. Then wait, watch and wonder. Before long you may be lucky enough to see a whole new crop of these wonderful…
April Fools! Yes, it was quite the wintry day in Hanover on April 1st this year. And there on Marl Lake was a lovely pair of swans, heedless of the…
Those of you who don’t know the meaning of synesthesia can see a perfect example in today’s post. In this photo, the visual stimulation is “loud” and “noisy” as if…
Same forest; same shoe. Different day; different perspective. At eight degrees Fahrenheit, this one is slowly but surely becoming a cold case.
When there are two full moons in a calendar month, we call the second one a blue moon. See here for more information: http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/when-is-the-next-blue-moon
One of my favourite graffiti scenes, which unfortunately is no longer there.
Frolicking in my forest is one of my favourite activities, and I always have my camera with me — just in case. Well, this is what I found on this…