Winter nature study without venturing out into the cold - what a concept! This bleak midwinter had me feeling pretty uninspired until we hung bird feeders along our back deck to create our very own bird blind. Between the suet and the sunflower seeds, we attracted a nice variety: chickadees, nuthatches, tufted titmice, juncos, wrens,... Continue Reading →
Every year while my husband slumps into depression over taking down the Christmas tree and turning off the holiday tunes, I blaze forth in clutter-purging, to-do-list-compiling, New-Year's-resolution-composing glory. But not this year. "Wither is fled the visionary gleam?" I can't say for sure, but when I started pondering resolutions, two questions nudged me. What do... Continue Reading →
Little Library in the Big Woods 