Found on the Trail

It's been so bleak lately that I looked back for some fall flowers and found this still life from autumn: Those warm days will com...

There is a certain rabbit of which I know.  He lives in a little strip of trees in the midst of an industrial area.  He's drawn my atten...

It's a busy Saturday today, but I stole twenty minutes to go down to the river this morning and see what I could see.  Today - it was ea...

I saw these yellow flowers along a weedy hedgerow a few weeks ago. What were they thinking - blooming so late in the year?  Didn't ...

I took these photos for the bird, but in the end, I liked the entire composition of each photo more than just the bird itself.  So here they...

I found this field of gold when I was out last weekend: It was such a deep, rich golden-yellow that I could not help photographing it, ...

I was on the trail the other day, in a nearby forest, which led me to a meadow.  (These things happen.)  I crossed the meadow and found myse...

In the fall, bucks rub their antlers on trees, leaving behind a scent message as well as a visual indicator that says, "Hey!  I'm i...

Saw this little fellow during a chilly walk yesterday.  He was way up in a tree, and probably taking the brunt of a lot more blustery wind t...

I have always wondered how it is that birds don't have their feet frozen off in the winter, from the frigid temperatures in the air ...

I went hiking recently, in the afternoon.  It threatened rain, but did not deliver.  That was good.  But as my hikes usually go, I explored ...

I caught this starling at the very top of a tree just as the sun was coming up.  He was up there basking in the first rays of sunlight.  I d...

Saw my neighbors the other day, as I pulled out of the drive. They took time to stop and look both ways before crossing the stree...

Today's post is dedicated to the poem "Tadoussac" by Charles Bancroft.  It expresses so well my never-ending delight with the ...

Gigantic sycamore leaves are littering the forest floor right now. The come in a variety of colors. Some are as big as dinner p...

Daddy longlegs are spiders.  That's the name that my family, friends and neighbors always used for them, anyway, but some people also ca...

"Big blue eyes Pointy nose.... Chasing mice And digging holes. Tiny paws Up the hill Suddenly you're standing still....

Saw this creature in the back yard one morning last winter: I couldn't tell what it was for sure, through the window.  I grabbed...