Soaring
Soaring in circles on invisible thermals above a winter haven from the frozen north. Continue reading Soaring
Tag: Kansas
Sand Creek Remnants of Summer
Sand Creek
Along the Sand Creek Trail there is a spot where the creek runs clear and the creek bottom is rocky. So unusual from the Kansas streams of my childhood memory. Sunday was a day to sit and watch the stream flow over the rocks as it caught the weak, but warm, winter sun. Continue reading Sand Creek
Snowy Owl
An abundance of lemmings in the arctic last summer allowed more snowy owls to survive. Now that winter has a strong grasp up north, many of the birds have flown south in search of food. There are just too many of them. Thus, an opportunity to spend the afternoon observing this snowy owl east of Newton. Big … Continue reading Snowy Owl
F11 016 Drought
With the drought, the salt marshes of Quivira National Wildlife Refuge have gone dry. This, my naturalist brother tells me, is a good thing. It allows for the dense plant life to die away, making for a much healthier marsh when the waters return. I’m contemplating tonight how much this analogy applies to our lives. We … Continue reading F11 016 Drought
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