Are you getting as much winter as we are here? It boggles my mind, sometimes, as I talk to my friends in California or the Pacific Northwest, that while I’m bundled up in a huddle of blankets and woolens, they’ve got the air conditioning blasting and are wearing summer tank tops and skirts. We seem …
Feeding birds year-round isn’t necessary, I know. There’s a delicate balance between creating dependent wildlife when natural resources are already plentiful. But in a winter like this, I think all rules go out the window. Each time I look out at the old maple tree in the yard, my eyes go up to the …
We made an excursion out into the snow yesterday. It was absolutely beautiful. Especially once the sun came out, it seemed as if the entire landscape was washed with a bright light. The forests that I’m so used to traipsing in with my little ones during the summer months seemed so sparse with just the …
On a winter’s morning, we’re warming up here with hot cocoa, spicy soup and lots of homemade afghans piled on top of us. I hear the weather is supposed to warm up by the end of the week (to 50, is that warm?). And even though it’ll be “warm”, we’re supposed to get a good …
