wildlife habitat
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A jalopy full of animals
Wildlife steer a rusty old pickup that is going nowhere these days. Continue reading
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The wild kingdom
I wouldn’t trade my wild kingdom for an apartment any day. Video shows why. Continue reading
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Peace on the trail in Yellowstone National Park
Well, lest my rant give the misimpression that my September 2016 trip to Yellowstone National Park was a frustrating waste of time, here are two day hikes that provided days of peace and beauty. Continue reading
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The little things on the prairie
Wading through the grasslands at American Prairie Reserve, I found a sea full of life. Continue reading
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Morning on the prairie: imagining a million buffalo
It’s cold. A thick layer of sparkly white frosting coats the tent like a muffin. I’d say the temperature is somewhere in the 20’s. It’s fall, so I expected this. I’m swaddled in synthetic puffy fabric and fleece, with rain jacket and pants to keep the slightest breeze… Continue reading
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A Coyote and her Tractor Friend
Canis latrans follows humans where ever we go, living off our leavings. They pursue our scraps and the animals atracted to our waste and the table we set for birds and pets. Coyotes have walked in our wagon tracks and footsteps, across trails and… Continue reading
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Babies Taking Wing
It’s the baby time of year- they’re starting to leave their nests and find their way in the world. Sometimes mom and dad is there to help, but eventually, they gotta fly on their own. None of this college graduate… Continue reading
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The Company That I Keep
I look like one of those people, but I’m not. No, I don’t watch television. There is too much else to do. But that “else” isn’t pursuit of the spiritual, the religious, the social. I do things with my beat… Continue reading
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Bringing Birdsong Back
Over increasingly large areas of the United States, spring now comes unheralded by the return of the birds, and the early mornings are strangely silent where once they were filled with the beauty of bird song. Rachel Carson This… Continue reading
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Chasing Nature
The short-eared owls aren’t yet rare, but we still stand breathless waiting for them to fly moth-like as they hunt at sundown. We listen for their raspy barks in flight, watch for them to land on a post, rootwad, or… Continue reading
A Place of River and Sky 