I like to take walks in Owen Conservation Park. It changes by the season but always has some interesting things to offer. With the sun getting lower in the sky and overnight lows flirting with freezing, another walk was overdue.…
Most people could probably identify a monarch butterfly. And, I suspect that most people are aware of the dwindling population of monarchs and of the current efforts to reverse that trend. But, did you know that monarchs are the only…
When I'm heading up north in the summer, I'm not usually thinking of colors. If I were asked to, however, the colors that would probably come to mind are green for the trees, blue for the summer sky, and maybe…
Sorry for posting again about gardens, but I guess spring is just that time of year when we tend to visit them. This week I joined some fellow photographers on a short field trip to the Rotary Botanical Gardens in…
We've had quite a few days this spring that felt like winter, but last Friday felt like summer. The sun was smiling through the azure skies and temperatures reached 84. It was a perfect day to be outdoors, so a…
A sunny day. A blue sky. A field full of sunflowers. That sums up summer pretty well. On Old Sauk Road, just outside of Madison, you can find the Pope Farm Conservancy. This 105-acre farm is now owned by the…
Mothers Day always seems to mean flowers. In addition to cards and visits, Mothers usually receive flowers on their special day. It seems fitting then that Mothers Day arrives when spring has really sprung into full bloom and, with the…