Finally, June! It was a long and cold winter this year, moreso than any time in recent memory for me. I think we were indoors for a good portion of six months, and if you’ve ever been stuck indoors with young children for any amount of time, I’m sure you can relate to the somewhat …
A Winter Walk
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 …
Birdseed Cookies
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 …
A Winter Wonderland
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 …