This is one of my favorite times of year. As winter grudgingly releases its grasp on our world, nature creeps back in the most subtle, and wonderful ways. It is amazing to me, as I’m sure it has been to … Continue reading
Jim Knickelbine
Some things I do just seem to suck the life out of me. Preparing tax returns, for example. I am thankful that I have income, and in college I roomed with an accounting major who just loved that stuff, but … Continue reading
We’re now in the third full week of March. This has always been a significant time for me, one who grew up along the banks of the Manitowoc River. My grandparents purchased an old farmstead and 40 acres near Rapids, … Continue reading
By Kennedy Zittel, Naturalist Now that it is almost spring, I have begun to dream about all of the plants I want to add to my flowerbeds. I have only been in my house for a year or so now, … Continue reading
We are used to seeing crows locally – they are intelligent and adaptable birds which have prospered in the landscape we’ve forged. They’re at home in farmland and city, living alongside people but at the same time keeping their distance. … Continue reading