A snow cone on a tulip poplar collected a scoop of snow after a snowfall. For a little winter craft, bring it inside and replace the snow with cotton or a colored ball. (Photo by Jerry Davis)
Brown, even dead and dried, does not mean uninteresting, useless or worthless.
Old cattail seed stalks, tulip tree spent flower parts, cones still on white pine trees, and numerous structures covering the ground with or without snow or morning frost are there for observing.
Reports of COVID-19 cases continue to increase, which has prompted the Department of Health Services to extend the state’s free telehealth service through April.
It’s National Radon Action Month, and the state department of Health Services encourages people to check their dwellings and businesses for this deadly substance.
Chris Hardie poses for his 60th birthday photo. Photo by Sherry Hardie
The topic of aging has been on my mind a lot more lately, and with good reason. I recently crossed an aging Rubicon when I celebrated my 60th birthday.
Bald eagle nests are easy to identify, even without a bird sitting in the basket. Most eagle nests last many years but are added to each winter before egg laying. (Photo by Jerry Davis)
Songs and other vocalizations are a familiar place to begin without the bird in hand, so to speak. Phone apps help by identifying using recorded sounds.
Nests are easiest to locate during winter when leaves have fallen from deciduous trees.
SCIL participants practice improv leadership. They are, from left, Brenda Miller, Michelle Zuelke, Cari Teasdale and Joyce Smidl. (Photo by Morgan McArthur)
The topic of the day was authentic leadership at the monthly gathering of the Sauk County Institute of Leadership (SCIL) class on Dec. 14.
