Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
We hightailed it to the river late Saturday afternoon for our fourth last float of the summer. Just like the other three, we giggled a little as we dipped ourselves into that chilly water. As this bonus summer in Wisconsin stretches on, we feel like kids playing hooky from winter. It's there alright, waiting on [...]
I heard the echo of Walt Whitman as I treated myself to a solo walk through the woods Sunday morning (which turned out to be a nice palette cleanser for the stress of that crazy Packer game.) Fog lifted as I strolled along and that felt like a metaphor. We humans breath a little deeper [...]
I'm know I'm not the first to appreciate the metaphor of the tree, but every season I admire them more. I like their root-to-seed circle of life and the history we trace through the circles in their trunk. I admire their bend-don't-break attitude, their posture, and the dignified way they welcome strangers to nest on [...]
We marked the end of Daylight Saving Time with a day trip to Hartman Creek State Park, where we tuned out the noise of our daily lives and wandered squishy trails for nearly three hours. With spring winking at us from the north side of Hartman Lake, and winter holding fast on the south side, [...]
On a glorious autumn day, we went searching for Aldo Leopold, which initially alarmed the person who introduced him to our family. "Wait," Molly texted, when I alerted her to our plans."Are you looking for his grave?" It was a gross but seasonally reasonable question, with Halloween just days away and poor Mr. Leopold gone [...]