Thursday, June 4, 2026

Nature

Look Who Is Back At The McKenzie Marsh, The Osprey

Last week, on a foggy night, we were driving on the St. John's Sideroad. I glanced to my right and noticed a big bird...

Bleeding Red Maple Trees, The Cry After Winter

The annual tree pruning of roadside trees in our subdivision started in mid-January of this year. It was kind of unusual to see that...

Nokiidaa Trail Link, The Observation Deck Is Up

For those who do not have the chance to follow the progress of the Nokiidaa Trail Link through the marsh, I thought I would...

McKenzie Marsh is Waking Up

It was a two-hour trip back and forth to the McKenzie Marsh boardwalk. Spring is finally here. The pond was filled with all kinds...

I Found Eastern Blue Bird in Town of Aurora

Maybe someone has already seen this little bird in Aurora, but not me. The Eastern bluebird is now a new addition to my birding...

Nokiidaa Trail Link Through the McKenzie Marsh Work in Progress

Today was probably my third or fourth time tracking (photographing) progress of the Nokiidaa Trail link that will soon connect the St. John’s Sideroad...

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Happy Woodlawn Pet Cemetery, Dog Ghost Stories, Part II

It was the Forgotten Mysteries 1947 book by R. Dewitt Miller...

Graffiti Around the Town, Best One Yet and Largest

A perfect pit stop for graffiti artists, an abandoned...