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…
The holidays are over and a big cold snap is finally letting up. Other than taking photos of family and friends at social gatherings, I haven't done much with my photography in the past few weeks. Just before the holidays,…
I often photograph flowers. They're pretty, they're colorful, and they usually smell nice. But, every once in a while you run into one that refuses to conform. So, when I heard on the news last week about a big old…
My sister-in-law told my wife that she saw a Great Horned Owl in a tree in her neighbor's yard. During the day it mostly just sits way up in the tree and doesn't move around very much. She wondered if…
I went down to Kettle Pond yesterday afternoon to see how the Sandhill Cranes are doing. It had been 11 days since my last visit and I was anxious to see if they were still there and if both chicks…
They're only two days old and already the crane chicks are walking around having dinner with their parents. I don't know about you but this seems amazing to me. I'm not sure I like what's on the menu, however!
Last year I heard about some sandhill cranes nesting in our neighborhood. I had a lot of fun photographing them and watching the chicks grow. If you're interested you can read the old posts -- see The Crane Wife and Family (5/11/12),…
We've known about a fox in our neighborhood for a couple years or so. We've occasionally seen it trotting down the road; one of our neighbors has also seen it several times. Until recently, however, I've never had a chance to…