The Big Pond and Elsewhere
We are getting into late winter, and it feels like the season is on fast-forward. These warm days may add to that perception, for how can it still be winter […]
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Real Winter – For a Week
The start of this winter was warm and dry. The days around Christmas reached a little over 80°F, and on New Year’s Day the preserve was 72°F early in the
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The Solstice and the Leaves
After my recent comments about the oaks with green leaves even at the end of autumn, I thought a brief note would be helpful now that the winter solstice has
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Jack o’ Lanterns and a Rumor of Winter
(Adapted and reprinted from Our Lives in Nature) On a late November walk, a young friend and I found several golden orange jack o’ lanterns in the woods, though it
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July, at Night
I wanted to see if there was any frog activity, though really I missed the best chances back in April and May. But Cricket Frogs call and breed throughout the
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Neighbors in the Rain – Our Walk on July 12
Some time before 7:30am, getting ready for today’s “Know Your Nature Neighbors” walk, I heard rain outside. “Guess you won’t be walking today,” my wife remarked. I checked radar. I
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Our Neighbors, After the Hailstorm
Last night we got more rain, an intense late afternoon downpour along with some big hailstones. After such rains, we’re careful to avoid churning up the trails if they are
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Moths and Their Yuccas
Spring unfolds between March and June, starting with early flowers and bare trees budding. Then the trees get their leaves and a different set of flowers have their day. Now
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Merryhill’s Kids on a Cloudy Day
I liked the kids from the day I had taken a few snakes to talk to them at their school about the ecological value of snakes and how to be
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Combs and Galls But No Wasps
We had a walk on January 25th that was so good that we wanted to go on and on. There were seven people, not counting me, and we had a