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Mar
23
writing desk

Finding Words

Rusted, the chain cannot follow
3 min read
Mar
15
Spotted Towhee

Honest Advertising

It pays to be pretty...but does it pay to be honest?
3 min read
Mar
09
Sandhill Cranes landing

Beckoned by Cranes

I love to celebrate the arrival of spring and one of the surest signs of the changing seasons is the distant cries of sandhill cranes migrating high overhead.
3 min read
Mar
02
David Lukas with Robert Macfarlane

My Day with Robert Macfarlane

The writer Barry Lopez has been on my mind a lot lately. A new book of interviews with Barry, called
4 min read
Feb
23
golden aspens in sun

Theoretical Immortality

Because quaking aspens are the most widely distributed trees in North American they might be taken for granted, but hidden
2 min read
Feb
16
Vulture feet

Standing on Toes

It's fun to consider this obvious fact: birds spent most of their lives in the air, which means
3 min read
Feb
10
beetle on snow

Manna from Heaven

All of my life, I've lived in places where fleeting snowstorms only lasted a day or two then
3 min read
Feb
03
bird with open mouth

Jawing With Birds

Bird jaws are one elegant way that birds reduce weight for flight. Sound boring? Read on to learn more.
3 min read
Jan
23
Landscape picture

A Journey of the Mind

Every day when I walk into my office, I am greeted by walls of books calling for attention. My interests
2 min read