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 …
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 …
