Birding

As they neared the trees, Grandpa stopped and brought the binoculars to his eyes. He then handed them to Toby. “What do you see in that tree?” Grandpa pointed.

Step Outside

“Late last month the Boundary Waters was named a dark sky sanctuary by the International Dark Sky Association, a nonprofit that works around the world to reduce light pollution and protect night skies. It’s one of just 13 such designations in the world. To qualify, a place has to have exceptional starry nights, and a “nocturnal environment…

Gulpture in the Park

“… Abstraction came about through the ever-narrowing focus of aesthetic gaze. The post-modern offshoots of abstract art may seem to be engaged in the same artistic project; but the appearance is, it seems to me, deceptive. Post-modern abstraction is really construction, in which abstract elements are combined ab initio, and without reference to the natural…

Horicon Marsh Montage – Part 2 of 2

Into the semi-wild… Vacation noun, often attributive va·ca·tion \vā-ˈkā-shən, və-\ a respite or a time of respite from something Examples of vacation in a sentence: A single woman, de-spoused and with grown kids out of the house and in need of respite from the ordinary, finds a spot on a map and a range of…

For the Beauty of…Horicon Marsh

For the beauty of the earth, For the beauty of the skies, For the Love which from our birth Over and around us lies: Christ, our God, to Thee we raise This our Sacrifice of Praise. Original text from 1864 of Folliott S. Pierpoint’s hymn “For the Beauty of the Earth” When I…