Along the Manitowoc River in the town of Manitowoc Rapids where I grew up, there are a number of areas where the river flows …
Ripples 9-16-15
Early fall is a special time in terms of wildlife and habitat. Animals are moving or preparing for winter, and plants are either …
Ripples 5-14-15
For those of us who plant, be it shrubs and wildflowers or petunias in the backyard, spring is the time when our rewards are …
Bird Breakfast and Grosbeaks Galore
Ah, Spring. There is nothing more satisfying to me than planting- flowers, vegetables, trees, shrubs- anything. Not that I have …