Yellow Warbler by Alex Forsythe “The Yellow Warbler is one of our best known and most abundant summer residents. It arrives as the buds on the apple trees are bursting into bloom. It is no unusual thing to awaken a warm spring morning, after a few days of cold...
“The swallows have the air for their province. On tireless wings, with open mouths, they sieve the air, taking millions of tiny gnats, mosquitoes, and flies, that would make life altogether unbearable for us were we compelled to live and breathe among them in their unchecked development” – Gene...
by Alex Forsythe My family and I took a 3-week road trip out west in September, and what a time we had! We saw many of the national parks and monuments, from the majesty of Glacier National Park to the moss-covered rain forests of Olympic to the prickly flora...
by Alex Forsythe It’s January and winter has definitely arrived! With lows in the single digits, many of us are huddled around our fireplaces wishing we were vacationing at an oceanfront resort somewhere closer to the equator. Allow me to add a bit of whimsy to your vacation dream:...
by Alex Forsythe I love this time of year! During the holidays, the house is filled with friends, relatives and wonderful delights! The entire home, inside and out, is dripping with festive decorations. The kitchen is constantly filled with the mouth-watering aroma of scrumptious food. The pantry is bursting...
by Alex Forsythe It’s that time of year when we think of pumpkin pie and roast turkey with all the trimmings. However, I thought it would be too predictable to feature a turkey for November’s Bird of the Month article. Instead, I’m going to share another game bird with...
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