The Backyard and Beyond

It’s rainy and cool here this afternoon and some thunder is rolling off in the distance. The forecast says we’re in for some gloomy weather this week. But, the weekend…

78 degrees today and a mix of sun and clouds. Isn’t that wonderful?! The backyard is starting to come alive. The grass is greening up, the lilac buds are bursting…

We had a nice weekend with a couple walks in the woods. Friday at the Robert Cook Arboretum in Janesville and today right here in Stoughton at Viking County Park,…

Today felt like spring could really be here and not stringing us along with a semi-nice day here or there. I am sorry for those of you up north that…

VERY cold this morning. Despite the cold we ventured out to take a last stab at finding a snowy owl. They will be heading back to antarctica very soon so…

It’s SO cold again. The weather seems to be all we’re talking about. Guess the polar vortex is back. 🙁 We needed to get out of the house so on…

So I know I just posted pictures of a Red-headed Woodpecker but I wanted to see if I could get some nicer pictures with my new camera lens. We went…

I just got a new, really nice, super telephoto lens for my new camera. It’s a lens that I’ve had my eye on for awhile and finally decided to buy…

The warmer weather this weekend was very welcome. The so called “Polar Vortex” that had us in its grip this past week brought some pretty extreme cold so having temperatures…

It’s Christmas Eve but it feels like any other evening, really, with nothing special going on. We had some bonafide sunshine today which we haven’t had all that much of…