Conifer Quiz Answers

Yesterday, November 13, I put up a quiz on identifying conifer cones.  Check the previous post for the photo. Here are the answers: 1.  Sugar pine. I collected this years ago in the foothills of Mt. Lassen, the southernmost volcano … Continue reading »

Conifer Quiz

On my three-quarter-mile walk between home and work are a number of office buildings, a home for the elderly, and a couple dozen condos. But to my great joy, an abandoned orchard extends out about six acres from the middle … Continue reading »

The Universal Groan

As much as I am captivated by nature, it never fulfills me. Though I find delight in the natural world, I’m also filled at times with sadness—a spiritual sadness caused by a lingering sense that something is missing—something is wrong. … Continue reading »

Snap . . . dup

While I don’t hunt anymore, I’m convinced that it was my hunting—and fishing—experiences that taught me the most about the outdoors in my early years. When you’re after your quarry, all your senses are at their sharpest. Each animal you … Continue reading »

Expectation

This glowing dawn, all nature stands on tiptoe waiting drenched in wonder. grasses nod Soft air breathes leaves sigh. petals stir waters ripple mists rise Birds loose shining shafts of song. High in the blue bright wings drift hover and … Continue reading »