“The oldest task in human history is to live
on a piece of land without spoiling it.”
- Aldo Leopold
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126 ~ For the love of rain
Whenever I hear something along the lines of "What a lousy day, all this rain”, I feel my dissent rising…
125 ~ Further reflections on fungi
In the months ahead, as I work on the book on Saola, here at “A Bird in the Bush” I’ll bring in and share other voices on the importance of connection with nature…
124 ~ The world according to morels
May is the curious month when the distance between sunrise and sunset gets longer, but the days feel shorter because there's so much to do…
123 ~ A cure for blindness
The capital of Laos, Vientiane, is one of the smallest, gentlest capital cities among the otherwise general chaos of urban centers in Southeast Asia. It’s a river city…
122 ~ A birthday! And some thanks.
Today is the 5th birthday of “A Bird in the Bush”, and it’s been quite the wonderful journey…
121 ~ Announcing some upcoming “Bird in the Bush” events
Greetings! Please join me for some diverse and interesting events, starting soon…
119 ~ My favorite things, Part 2
My oldest friend, and the final step in cornmeal pancakes…
118 ~ My favorite things, Part 1
One essence of a good friend is reliability. It's the reason that technology (at least in its current iterations) isn't one of my friends…
117 ~ I skin a deer
We're nearing the end of a string of Wisconsin deer hunting seasons, and the woods have been generous thus far…
116 ~ Olive oil season - orders open!
My nephew Keegan recently had a fine harvest of organic, heritage olives in Umbria, Italy, and you can again share in the end product - his 2024 extra virgin oil…
115 ~ Thankful for some things Wisconsin: Leopold and Wright
Two of the most significant thinkers of the 20th century on the importance of uniting humans with nature were Wisconsin contemporaries…