Category: Nature Photography
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Red and Black
Without black, no color has any depth… ~Amy Grant A simple post this morning of something I rarely see, a top side view of a male Scarlet Tanager. They are still visiting the mulberry tree out back and have consumed all the easy to reach berries, so they are exhibiting some impressive acrobatics to snag Read more…
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Mulberry Moments
Green gives and red receives. Nature is colour coded! ~Sonali Mohan Some of you may have known him, and, even if you didn’t, you may have one of his bluebird boxes in your yard. Jack Finch started a non-profit, Homes For Bluebirds, to help restore his beloved Eastern Bluebird to the skies of the southeast. Read more…
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Bird Spot
Simply wait, be quiet, still. The world will freely offer itself to you. ~Franz Kafka Yesterday’s post mentioned the excellent birding we experienced on our recent paddle trip on the Roanoke River. When we arrived at our second camping platform, Three Sisters, the late day light was gorgeous and the sky was filled with all Read more…
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Attention to Detail
Details create the big picture. ~Sanford I. Weill Back in the day, I worked for a truly remarkable visionary, Mary Ann Brittain. I learned a lot from her and (I think) we made a good team for the museum as educator/naturalists. I remember when I first started going on the road with her to do Read more…
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Wasn’t it Just Spring?
If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome. ~Anne Bradstreet The past couple of days have been warm and spring-like with highs around 60. Yesterday morning dawned with a gray coating of fog across our woods, coating Read more…
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Anniversary Escape
Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence. ~Henry David Thoreau Last month we escaped for a few days for our anniversary. Escaped may seem like a strange word for people that are lucky enough live in the woods, but, as Melissa has pointed out, when we Read more…
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This Bud’s For You
There is April, in the swelling bud. There is Spring. There are the deep wonders of this season, not in the flower, but in the flower’s beginnings….the bud itself is the major miracle. ~Hal Borland, Sundial of the Seasons One of my favorite plants to watch this time of year is the Painted Buckeye, Aesculus Read more…
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Discovering Diversity
Bringing nature into the classroom can kindle a fascination and passion for the diversity of life on earth and can motivate a sense of responsibility to safeguard it. ~David Attenborough We are finishing up summer camps at work and the adult group tours are starting to ramp up. In a few weeks, our school field Read more…
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Our Yellowstone
In such surroundings – occasional as our visits may be – we can achieve that kind of physical and spiritual renewal that comes alone from the wonder of the natural world. ~Laurence Rockefeller To celebrate our wedding, Melissa and I did something we have never done – went to our favorite place, without a group. Read more…
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Special Place, Special Season
Yellowstone in the summer changed my life and teaching direction. Revisiting in the winter was like going back to an old friend’s house when all the ‘guests’ have gone home and you get to sit in the den and have long quiet conversations with the residents. ~Mike Leonard, an educator that attended both a summer Read more…
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