Today's Haiku: From the distant treesA melodic musicalA winter wren song I had recently heard a friend describe the Winter Wren song as the electric guitar solo of the bird world. I think that is a good description of their cascading, bubbly song that last anywhere between 5 - 10 seconds. Click the link below... Continue Reading →
The Poetry of Crows
A collection of crow-inspired poetry by Basho, Issa, Buson, Shiki, Frost, and Dickinson
A single snowflake
Wilson "Snowflake" Bentley is the man that took the study of snowflakes to another level. Born in 1865, Bentley lived as a farmer in rural Vermont. Bentley is probably best known for pioneering the photographic process known as photomicrography. Using this process, Bentley captured the tiniest details of the snowflake.
Golden Trumpets
Golden TrumpetsClustered on a stumpTrue nature revealed Xeromphalina campanella, also known as Golden Trumpets, bell Omphalina, or fuzzy foot, is a small fragile mushroom that is found growing on decaying coniferous stumps and logs. One of seven species and Xeromphalina, the Golden Trumpet is the most abundant and widespread in North America. It is said... Continue Reading →