The Backyard and Beyond

I’ve started getting ready for it—winter that it—but there are still storm windows to wash and get up, the shed and garage to tidy, gutters to clean out and more.…

Birds are heading south in large numbers. Many species we haven’t seen all summer are making short stop overs on their way to their winter homes. Yesterday morning I took…

Can you believe that fall is upon us? If I think about it, all the signs were there; the browning grass, the dying flowers, the shorter days, the crickets singing,…

Well, this post will have no rhyme nor reason. Just some photographs that I’ve taken over the last few days. Some from the backyard, some from beyond.

Today we took a trip to a State Natural area called Pleasant Valley Conservancy. It is about 5 miles northwest of Mount Horeb in the driftless area where it’s amazingly…

Here are a few pictures from our walk today at Lake Kegonsa State Park.

Yesterday I found the beet tops of the first 6-8 beets one of the rows in the garden systematically mowed down and the exposed shoulders eaten. CHIPMUNKS! The love all…

We decided that after our rather stressful week, a long walk and some birding would be good for us. We first stopped at Governor’s Island in Madison. It’s a beautiful,…

As you know, our little dog has been in the hospital for the last couple days. We have her home now and are very happy to have her back. She…

We’ve had a cool down after a major downpour last night. There was a spectacular thunderstorm show as well with almost continuous lightening flashes and thunder. I stood outside and…