My Quality Day

  Today, I walked out my back door, and did a six mile hike without driving anywhere, and without walking on (public) roads. I was on a cam...

  Another ash tree bites the dust. Probably killed by emerald ash borer. But once it's on the ground, what happens then? It's ...

  March 9. Even though it was a warm day, it seemed pretty early for caterpillars to be out running around in the road. Living dangerously...

    Red-osier, red-twig, red-stem, red-willow... whatever this is a dogwood. Cornus stolonifera , or Cornus sericea . Both names are corre...

  Some birds have a distinctive silhouette and are recognizable even if the light is such that you can't get any detail. This is one su...