Spring Nature Tips

| March 3, 2009

…from the Birds and Bloom’s website.   Reduce the number of seed feeders in late spring to make room for new offerings. Look for goldfinches showing spots of bright yellow as they change into their breeding plumages. Note the absence for winter birds including dark-eyed juncos and American tree sparrows. Listen for songs of breeding [...]

Sunny Woods Walk

| February 24, 2009

When the sun is shining it just makes everything look more beautiful. After several days of freezing temperatures the thermometer headed into the 40′s today and the iced over creek is once again on the move.  Winter is slowly loosing it’s grip.  The sun was glistening on the flowing water magically, and in places the creek seemed [...]

Rainbows or Snow

| February 21, 2009

Because of being sick, nature walks have been on the slow side.  However, all in the last week we’ve had a thunderstorm and now today snow showers again!  It is that time of year, you never know what you’ll get, rainbows or snow.  Even though winter is coming to an end, and I am dreaming [...]

Bird Studies ~ Why Do the Birds Sing?

| February 17, 2009

For me, there is nothing like the sound of the song birds singing on a warm breezy spring morning.  Really, any time of year their melodies bring me a feeling of peace.  This last week we spent time learning about just why it is that the beautiful birds sing.    We spent some time one [...]

Nuts About Nature – Week 3 ~ Coping with the Cold

| February 15, 2009

First of all I want to say a huge thank you for all your well wishes.  I am starting to feel a bit better today, hopefully this means it’s going to be a quick one and I’m on my way to being done with it. We have now finished our third week of class, and [...]

The Sky at Dawn

| February 11, 2009

At dawn this morning I was working at my computer desk, when I stopped to glance out the window above me facing the east sky.  The sun was just beginning to rise over the horizon, just breaking a little through the thick gray sky.   As the sun ascended a bit more, the clouds seemed to [...]