Eagle and I traveled to Milwaukee last weekend! We spent Sunday at their favorite nature center, Schlitz Audubon, 15 miles (24K) north of the city. We saw deer, a large turkey, and a red squirrel on our hike. Reading the trail map, Eagle guided me down the steep hill to the great lake. We spent […]
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Hiking with friends makes the trail more fun. We were lucky to receive gorgeous weather last weekend that was perfect for outdoor afternoons. At Indian Lake, a flotilla of geese were sunbathing in the water. But why is it called Indian Lake? This was once Ho-Chunk land. Was there an encampment? I looked on the […]
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Autumn trees take my breath away every year. In 2021, they’re particularly beautiful due to warm days and cold nights. Scroll down for the poem they inspired. A few of my favorite maple photos from Tuesday: Leaf litter may be my favorite kind to be strewn on the ground. (fruit is good too, unless it’s […]
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Fabulous afternoon hike in the UW Arboretum today with Eagle, Eagle’s good friend and their friend’s mom. The weather was perfect for a brisk walk, about 50F (10C). We started out near the Arboretum visitor center, where a turkey greeted us. Eagle was keen on walking to the Big Spring. We checked the map near […]
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I dashed around the garden this afternoon, camera in hand. Tonight our temperature will be 4 C (39F). We are heading into a freeze that will put the blooms to bed for the winter. I’ll share what I found: One of three phlox plants blooming One of a handful of aster plants which continue to […]
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Autumn Bards Trees write poems upon the walk for us to decipher days before winter blankets the earth –Rebecca Cuningham 10/6/21 For Becky B’s Past Squares; trees.
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