As the summer turns towards fall the painted turtles are gathering on the log at the edge of the pond to soak up summer’s last rays of sunlight. Before long they will be burrowing in the mud at the bottom of the pond sleeping through the cold months of winter. Read more…
Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about Pond Life, pond water, and the pond behind our house. With all it’s teaming life, it is somewhat like a giant petri dish of emerging life. From the smallest microbe to the huge snapping turtles who live in its depths, life abounds in Read more…
It’s hard to believe that it is Almost September already. The summer days seem to fly by so quickly and then before you know it we are turning the corner into fall. I’ve been noticing the shorter day length and even taking advantage of the fact that I don’t need Read more…
Yesterday afternoon I took a late August walk in the woods. I was Seeking Grace and solace after hearing that a friend’s husband died unexpectedly this week. As I walked I soaked in the quiet humid beauty of this unusually rainy summer in Minnesota. Though the leaves may be a Read more…
In the heat and humidity of late summer the pond behind our house has grown a kind of sludge that covers its surface. But still I find beauty in its colors and reflections. As Summer Wanes and heat and humidity still reign I was surprised to see painted turtles sunning Read more…