We are the daring captains of wonder and nearness in this time.
The cardinals have been out in full force, jewel-colored flashes glittering against the stark background of snow. I’ve watched this pair over the last year as they built their nest, hatched and raised a pair of boy and girl siblings to teenager-hood. It’s fascinating to see that even now the whole family stays together. I … Read more
I’ve been taking an interest in photography and trying to improve my own with my admittedly ancient (in technological years!) and not top-of-the-line camera. So I was extremely happy to have the opportunity to review these custom canvas prints from Canvas HQ. They sent me a coupon code to order an 11″x 14″ canvas … Read more
The cheerful Nuthatch is so fun to watch, climbing trees at a sheer incline, often upside down and backwards, while they peck at the bark to capture small insects. Another spring favorite of mine is the Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum). These grow along the creek banks in the woods near my house, and I’ve … Read more
Many prefer the flashier male of the species, and I admit those bold red feathers are hard to ignore. However, I think the ladies have a subtler, more refined beauty in their paler, dusky cloaks. While the human voicebox can produce only one sound at a time, a bird’s syrinx is a paired structure that … Read more
This is the male that kept teasing me like some elusive geisha girl. I’m still working on getting good shots of the females. The male cardinal fiercely defends its breeding territory from other males. When a male sees its reflection in glass surfaces, it frequently will spend hours fighting the imaginary intruder.
The strange, relentless winter seems to finally be departing. I can spot small bits of evidence that the world is waking up from its fitfully long slumber. Much like Rip Van Winkle, nature has grown a little shaggy, a bit bedraggled and worn down from an overlong forced dormancy. Yet I can see the glow … Read more
