2/7/2025, land L, 10:15-12:00pm Chilly, sunny morningGleaming icy puddlesBirds sing spring preparationsSun works to melt lake and swarovskis watersGeese above announce arrivals in pairs of twos and foursAmerican coots float majestically and with intentionSnow gulls sit fluffed and huddledFirst glimpse of blue heron on icy banks of 11Evidence of beaver trails crystallized in iceSomething dead …
1/13/2025 land R, 3:15-5:00pm Sun shines brightly from frozen snowIce patterns swirl across LakeBusy footprints reveal paths of birds, rabbits, deerSnow glistens in the SunDeer bound and prance up hills, over trailsFalcon passes silently overheadBeaver ice trails surrounding damHere’s to Fred on this beautiful day
12/19/2024 land R, 3:30-5:00pm Chilly afternoon hikePastels, slates and blue-greens smear the waterBald eagle sits on banks watching flock of floating birdsRed-berry tints in the browns along banksGoose couple floats quietly on lakeEagle takes flight to a naked branch above the lakeSix curious deer with their white puffed tailsStepping out of thoughts and into right …
5/14/2024, land R, 3:30 Walk in the steady rainGreens and Smoky Blues from the Mist hovering in treesQuiet geese long ranks keeping a low profile with their babies
3/24/2024, land L 9:30-11:10 Cold, bright early spring morningFaint green hills spotted with white flowering treesBirds jubilantly, out-singing each otherGeese call in the distanceWhistle to graceful vultures aboveLake water sparkles brilliantly, texturized by windEvidence of unfinished beaver work on treesSun illuminates new growthQuiet geese float and stand on guard on islandDeer prints in soft thick …
2/26/2024, water, R, 81v-dr, 2:40-4:45 Wind: 8mph from SOC: 5+/6 (4 in 2 and 4S) Sunny, 70° in February!Gorgeous, brilliant sparkling edges of shimmering watersNot much change in beavers’ 4SE experimentWater levels thankfully still rising-small stream now under bridge into 1N-islands shrinking-1S ledge: rests on lateral malleolus-tire almost kisses Waters Edge-1NW branch: mid patella-1NW drainage …
2/13/2024, land L, 9:20-11:00 Gorgeous, cold, sunny morningBirds of every kind sing outBlue skiesCardinal skirmishes in the brushStreaked clouds criss-cross sky and criss-cross waterTall yellow grasses on banks etch the edges of the waterGeese trumpet the beginning of mating seasonEagles out, away from nestDeer tracks in soft groundWater sparkles brilliantly from the lake belowGorgeous morning …
1/25/2024, land L, 9:20-11:30 Crazy dense fogUnseasonably warm, wet morningLake almost swallowed by the fogStill coated with thick ice from recent frigid tempsOrange shows itself amid the greysGeese call from behind the shrouded backdropMercury drips linger perfectly on branch tips Silver spider threads stream, connecting treesDreamy, misty goose apparitions stand on iced lakeWood chips left …
1/3/2024, land R, 2:30-4:00 Chilly, windy, winter dayFirst glimpse of sun in weeksAlready wishing to be on the waterGeese nap on new island in 1Other groups of geese float in 1N and gather on the OG sandbarContinuous rhythms of swishing branches in the breezeCardinals flash brilliantly amidst the brownsFlitting and rustling of busy birds in …
11/6/2023 land(!), R, 2:30-4:00 In the midst of so much death, sadness, bad news and turmoil – surrounded by supportive sounds of crickets, grasshoppers and leaves rustling in the windSuch sweet nourishing scents lift and lightenAnd wind lifts fluffy white milkweed seed from its podLeaves gently fall from above, seeds helicopter their way downGoldens, browns, …