It’s heart-warming to watch dads guide their sons and daughters to connect to the world of nature.

Leaf season is brief and beautiful this year, well worth taking the time to pay attention.

Checking to see if I’m walking my talk.

Coping with writing on paper and online as nature writer in the 21st Century puts me in two different frames of mind.

Finding an alternative to driving has opened up new opportunities that have been hiding in plain sight.

I heard a report that Texas is the largest producer of carbon emissions in the US. If Texas were a country, it would be 7th largest greenhouse gas producer in the world. My respect for Texas-based nature writer Wendee Holtcamp reaches new depths. Wendee is a scientist who writes with passion, like Rachel Carson. Texas [...]

I just played the consumer consequences game. Thanks to my friend Abby for sending me the link. My score was 1.9 I’m pretty good, but as frugally as I live, it would still take two planets to support my lifestyle.

Yesterday a chickadee flew off with a walnut half in his or her beak. The walnut half was bigger than the chickadee’s head.

This morning a chickadee and a tufted titmouse returned. I’m sure it’s the same chickadee. The chickadee flew off with a walnut half and the titmouse looked around for possible danger. She flew away, came back from a different direction, and flew off with a walnut half.

The birds come to the feeders first, the squirrels follow. Squirrels are less fearful and will sit in front of me eating nut after nut until the supply runs out. I see physical differences in the individuals who visit in the morning and in the afternoon visitors. This morning, two squirrels showed up when I typically see one.

SPARC meetings are always informative and engaging.

Sandra Kissam is a true champion of Open Space. After catching glimpses of Al Gore’s testimony  yesterday, I set off for SPARC’s latest meeting. Artist Shawn Dell Joyce is one of the people trained in January to present An Inconvenient Truth slide show to local groups.

I’ve seen An Inconvenient Truth in the movie theatre and with neighbors. The images still make me shudder. This presentation includes a list of easy steps we can take right here to make a difference.

A heavy sheet of snow fills the air, reducing visibility.

At daybreak I was actually considering a hike. One minute the air was cold and damp, but calm. The next, it was snowing heavily. A nor’easter is a dramatic reminder of nature’s power.

March snowstorms deliver dense, heavy snow. I don’t put my winter clothes and gear away until mid-April. But the paperweight scene outside my window actually has me hoping I might get to use my cross-country skis one last time.

It’s hard to believe that I was hiking in spring-like weather less than 48 hours ago.

The red-winged blackbirds have already returned.