Archive for the 'Nature' Category

Encountering the Treasures of Life

Monday, November 26th, 2007

The other day Rebecca and I drove by what looked like a small mound of feathers on the side of the road. We did a quick u-turn, and a moment later we pulled up in front of a rare sight.
“It’s an owl,” Rebecca breathed.
Indeed it was. A little screech-owl, just over six inches […]

These Beautiful Clouds

Saturday, September 15th, 2007

Imagine that it’s a beautiful summer day, and you’re looking up at huge, billowy clouds in the bright blue sky.
Sometimes we gaze at clouds and imagine that they look like a dragon or a horse or a person’s face. Sometimes they are just puffy and don’t seem to have any particular shape. But […]

A Forest of Ice-Coated Trees

Sunday, December 24th, 2006

For the last three days there has been a coating of ice over the trees and grasses in our little valley, and as we go for walks (in a long line, with the dogs out front, ourselves in the middle, and Rhianna the cat trailing behind), the sun sparkles through the ice and you can […]