The Allure of Winter Weeds

Winter isn’t deprived of beauty. Yes, color is a little more drab but really, beauty is still all around us… … More

Pumpkin Spider Watercolor

I couldn’t time this if I had tried…just days before Halloween. My son and I went for a hike at … More

The cottonwood wasn’t angry, I was. Just the day before I had gotten into an argument with an in-law which … More

On a dark forest floor, this mushroom was found. Almost comical upon first glance, as it is the size of … More

The air is heavy with humidity, the sun hot on your skin, but the rushing sound of water provides a … More

Yesterday I went on a birding adventure at Red Oaks Nature Center with the DuPage Birding Club. Red Oaks is … More

If you’re lucky enough to live in an area where you have both downy and hairy woodpeckers, you may be … More

Not only are the reeds frozen, but the animal tracks are too. Frozen in time. They tell a story which … More

Let’s go hiking and painting at Churchill Woods. Come on… I’ll bring Oscar Mayer the dog and you bring yourself! … More

Setting Sun Mild 59°F As the sun sets it casts an amber glow to everything it touches. The dried grasses … More