exploring nature’s infinite connections
Well time flies and it is that time of year again. You have been waiting in anticipation for the announcement - I can just feel it. Pantone® just announced their color for 2020 as Classic Blue. From their press release: "We are living in a time that requires trust and...
The crunch of leaves, the solid smooth feel of American Beech bark, the smell of pine, the flickering light piercing the canopy, and the taste of fresh air, all encountered in a few steps. The sound of a nearby stream, a Great Horned Owl calls in the distance, the...
Autumn "Cocktail Party", Sterling Heights Nature Preserve, Michigan - Autumn 2019 It has been awhile since my last post. I've probably violated one of the golden rules of blogging by being absent from the blogosphere for so long. Rather than get into all the details...
Solitude, a bit of a cold nip in the air, and a place where I thought a troll might be hiding in an animal's den. Despite my visit here being some time ago, I remember the feelings in coming upon this scene. It looked like some mystical place out of Lord of the Rings...
A news story was released by the Associated Press last week about a study claiming if the world planted just 1 Trillion more trees, to the existing 3 Trillion on the planet, we could absorb as much as 25 years of CO2 in the coming decades. That is basically filling...
You can't really see that far when descending into the deep blue. On a really good day in the Caribbean you might be able to see 100 feet, perhaps more. Much less so in the Great Lakes, where seeing 25 feet is a really good day. It is quite the contrast to being on a...
Photographs aren't going to be made while you're sleeping. A truism that continues to pop in my head just like the one of "being there." This past Memorial Day, I returned to a lake that has this little island with a willow tree on it. It's about an hour drive for me...
There is a new wildlife celebrity in Michigan. Little did this little Canada Goose gosling know when it decided to tag along with its newly formed Sandhill Crane family that it would become the center of attention for many visitors, birders and wildlife photographers...
Netflix released an interesting documentary this year called "The Creative Brain" by neuroscientist David Eagleman. It asks some really thought-provoking questions about creativity and dispels some myths. It was filled with so many gems of quotes from a variety of...