Northern Flicker Family
This spring, a pair of Northern Flicker woodpeckers excavated a nesting cavity in a stump on my property and reared […]
The Brick Abides
The town came and went, but the brick abides. In Iowa, many little towns were born alongside the new railroads
Baseball and Me — The Early Years
I am one of those people who, as a youngster, embraced the great American pastime of baseball. In the 1970s,
Vagabonding, 1981
In 1980-1981, after one year of college, I decided to put my education on hold. I returned to my hometown,
Butterflies and Sunflowers
This is a companion to a previous post, Hummingbirds and Sunflowers. The Sunflowers in question are Mexican Sunflowers (Tithonia rotundifolia,
Hummingbirds and Sunflowers
These photos, taken over the last 4 years, show Ruby-throated Hummingbirds with Mexican Sunflowers. It’s a great combination. Notes: None