February 2010-Tom, Hawken and I are delighted that nephew Mike Roskos and son Charlie came to spend the day with us. They clambored out of their La Crosse residence early and went to hunt crows on other property. 8 AM they pattered down our wooden hallway floor as we savored oatmeal, eggs, coffee and diet [...]
Check out our new Youtube videos from our Florida adventure!!
Florida Sunset: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlTPsf6XOQ0
Florida Sanibel Island: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkS8EVHSv1Y
Manatees: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hIVblo4GXA
February ’10-I stepped out on the gritty parking lot and with lightening reflexes groped @ my left jeans pocket. Having a rental car had left me twitchy and reaching for the assurance of our one car key. We managed to [...]
February ‘10-Rarely do I hesitate to meet the new day.I’m just eager to see what’s around the next river bend. This morning is deep, dark air that angles right into my legs. Pausing momentarily I try to recall what’s underneath my snow pants. I thought I had long underwear on and jeans. I start to [...]
January ’10-Tampa FL Electric Company provides an Environmental Education Building @ the Manatee Viewing Center. The winter season is a time to observe the manatees as they bathe in the warm waters from the power plant. Tom and I were fortunate to visit this viewing area on two seperate occasions while in Florida.
70 degrees and [...]
Jan. ‘10-A think tank gathering for people interested in sharing views on human health, soil and agriculture prompted Tom and I to travel to Florida on my 40th B-day.
Ding Darling Wildlife Preserve on Sanibel Island, we visited twice. I step out of the rental car and I’m woozy from the blend of air travel and [...]
Jan. 14, ‘10-Smeary pink smatterings of soft pink seem to sink into the sunrise. Later a layer of soft pink floats suspended above Arcadia in the Eastern sky. Stars capture my attention as I walk in below zero darkness. The quarter moon offers diffused light that shines at a creek corner. I’m settled into the [...]
Jan. 6, ‘10-Welcome back and be sure to read “Steep Hills=Big Thrills” first.
Lovely lacey snowflakes slumber silently as I swoon over the sights and sounds. The sights are brushing the cold away and the silence is a reminder of where our journeys began. All of us-you and I standing together in spirit, simply waiting for [...]
Jan. 2nd, ‘10-My hubby Doc Tom has described how invariably the front end of a snowstorm produces a weather system that causes cattle to calve. A client of Tom’s had a small herd of cattle nestled @ the bottom of a steep hill. I’d heard the story many times of how he slid sideways down [...]
Dec. 31, ‘09-It’s 5 AM and 7 degrees above zero. I peer intently @ the blue moon bouncing beams in the morning chill. It’s a thrill to marvel @ the cosmic dance and the chance to enhance my stance in life. It’s a vision and working from the end point forward. Settling into a deep [...]
Dec. 29, ‘09-Frozen stillness slaps my skin as I step out onto the porch in the early morning. I dare to glance @ the thermometer and it rudely displays -3 degrees. I steal a glance through my half face mask and then it happens. I savor stars all sparkly strung through the sky like Christmas [...]