Over the next 2 weeks a rather short window of opportunity passes all of us here in Wisconsin. Many millions of … Read entire article »

A few years ago I was motorcycling through Nicolet National Forest and the trillium were in bloom. Not the three or four plants you see at the nursery, but three or four million … Read entire article »

June is one of my favorite months of the year. It’s the time when we go from “it’s Spring, but we still could get whacked … Read entire article »

July brings about the backside of most bird species nesting season. However, the bluebirds in my neighborhood are … Read entire article »

As the days begin to warm the earth, trees, rivers, lakes and streams, numerous species of neo-tropical avian migrants return. Yes, birds. Birds of all sizes and colors are returning to nest and feast upon our northern wildlife including the ever-present mosquito. One of the early migrants that can be observed includes the most common bird in the state of Wisconsin – no, not the Robin but the Red-Winged Blackbird . They travel back to our … Read entire article »

Picture April and early May in Wisconsin… the weather flips daily from winter to spring, spring to winter, … Read entire article »

This morning, the lake is mine. As I set off from the dock – a bit shaky so early in the morning – I see only one other boat on the water, an old aluminum boat like your uncle owned, scented with fish slime and rubber lures … Read entire article »

Darren and I have recently become photography nuts. It has been a fun way for me to reconnect with times of old, and Darren gets to play with more “primitive arts.” Sometimes we take his son Ian into the darkroom and listen to him “ooh” and “aah” as the prints appear … Read entire article »