Monthly Archives: August 2016

A few weeks ago Deborah and I stepped out on the deck around 8 pm to give Izzy a chance to “do her business” (such a sweet way to phrase it!). The sun had dropped below the tops of the … Continue reading →

White-tailed deer are both a charismatic species of our eastern forests and a major problem. The sight of a deer emerging from a stand of trees or brush is breathtakingly beautiful, but the damage they do to tree seedlings and … Continue reading →

I was trimming low branches under my Norway spruce a few days ago, making room for some leftover stones from my driveway wall re-construction, when I found a white oak seedling growing along with some struggling Virginia creeper and poison … Continue reading →

Eastern towhees (Pipilo erythrophthalmus ) are one of Deborah’s and my favorite birds of summer. We met our first towhee in 1984 out on the old farm we rented in northern Allegheny County. A pair of them set up their … Continue reading →