 "Foolish people waste their time searching for greener pastures... Someday I'm going to the British Isles.
I won't be seeking greener pastures. I have them in my own backyard... ~Nancy ~ 4.4.2016
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 "Springtime is the land awakening. The March winds are the morning yawn." Another walk on another rainy spring day.
It feels early, but nobody is complaining. I love the soft edges of the trees as the emerging buds take shape... ~Nancy ~ 3.14.2016  "They claim this mother of ours, the Earth, for their own use, and fence their neighbors away from her, and deface her with their buildings and their refuse." We took advantage of the blue skies to walk through Ballard Nature Center. The winds were strong and the ground was soggy. The spring peepers were noisy, though, and it felt like March is just around the corner.
~Nancy ~ 2.28.2016  Shelf fungus, also called bracket fungus, basidiomycete that forms shelflike sporophores (spore-producing organs). Shelf fungi are commonly found growing on trees or fallen logs in damp woodlands. They can severely damage cut lumber and stands of timber. Specimens 40 cm (16 inches) or more in diameter are not uncommon. A specimen of Fomitiporia ellipsoidea discovered in 2010 on Hainan Island in southern China had a fruiting body that measured 10.8 metres (35.4 feet) in length and 82–88 cm (2.7–2.9 feet) in width and weighed an estimated 400–500 kg (882–1,102 pounds). It was found growing on the underside of a tree, and at the time it was the largest fruiting body ever recorded for a fungus. The melting snow added another layer of texture to this old tree that had fallen many years before.
We were both happy to be outside walking again after the Blizzard of 2016 had passed through... ~Nancy 2.25.2016 “A cold wind was blowing from the north, and it made the trees rustle like living things.” No school. Library is closed. The birds are scrambling for the birdseed. The good news is that we have power. And I have two books I checked out on Saturday. Hunkering on the couch with a cover in front of the fireplace. Life is good.
~Nancy ~ 2.24.2016  "Blackbird singing in the dead of night, take these broken wings and learn to fly As we walked along the trail, the caw of a blackbird pulled our attention from our conversation to theirs.
~Nancy 2.21.2016  "I never wanted to become an actor. I always wanted to be a farmer and dreamt of owning half an acre of agriculture land." After this morning's wrestling semi-finals, we drove around the south farms on the University of Illinois campus.It was a balmy 63° and the southerly winds filled the air with the familiar scent of the U of I Agriculture Department. I'll take that any day over the smell of industry...
~Nancy ~ 2.19.2016  "To find the universal elements enough; to find the air and the water exhilarating; to be refreshed by a morning walk or an evening saunter... to be thrilled by the stars at night; to be elated over a bird’s nest or a wildflower in spring — these are some of the rewards of the simple life." A drive through the country with the sun peeking through the clouds. This was the scene I was photographing...  ...and this was the scene behind me.
~Nancy ~ 2.18.2016  “Life is always a rich and steady time when you are waiting for something to happen or to hatch.” The countryside is covered in 4 inches of fresh snow. It feels like spring is taking its sweet time.
Nevertheless, this nest is the season's promise that the cycle will continue... ~Nancy ~ 2.14.2016  "He that plants trees loves others beside himself." Always reaching high...
~Nancy ~ 2.5.2016 |
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