by KLR | Feb 1, 2023 | Postcards to Nature
2•1•2021I See You Dear Nature, It’s a bit of a blizzard outside right now, but I know that the barred owls are thinking about Spring! February marks the start of their breeding season, so they are a little more noticeable than usual. I know a few owl pairs that live...
by KLR | Jan 25, 2023 | Postcards to Nature
1•25•2021Earth Series Dear Nature,One year ago today, I attending the second opening of my exhibit ‘Earth Air Water Fire: Balancing on the Edge’ in Tracy, California. It had already shown at the Presidio in San Francisco and was the culmination of several years of...
by KLR | Jan 18, 2023 | Postcards to Nature
1•18•2021Joshua Tree National Park Dear Nature,Dr. Seuss wrote: Think and wonder. Wonder and think. This magical place called Joshua Tree is a wonder indeed, that makes me think about what a wonder it is. The namesake Joshua trees are something out of a Dr. Seuss...
by KLR | Jan 11, 2023 | Postcards to Nature
1•11•2021Bald Eagle Soaring Dear Nature,Yesterday we watched as a bald eagle soared into sight, catching an updraft and lazily swirling upward in a slow, mesmerizing spiral. It struck a course for a man-made perch, a high-power utility tower. As it descended, legs and...
by KLR | Jan 4, 2023 | Postcards to Nature
1•4•2021Cinnamon in the Winter Dear Nature, Cinnamon is a warm spice, conjuring up comforting scents of apple pies baking in the oven-heated kitchen and spice-scented candles burning on the mantel. The common eider is a winter sea duck, the most ‘common’ duck we just...
by KLR | Dec 28, 2022 | Postcards to Nature
12.28.2020Fox Dear Nature,If I had to pick a favorite animal, Fox would be in the top five! I don’t see them very often, even thought they live around us on the farm. I guess that’s the way of the Fox; observing, unseen, from the edges. December seems to be a month...