Biophilia

My husband has just acquired the new American Heritage dictionary, advertised as having several hundred new words. I haven’t checked yet, but I bet one of them is “biophilia,” new to me when encountered recently in a New Yorker article. … Continued

Trout Lilies

There are two kinds: the slightly more common white trout lily which is actually pinkish, and the Minnesota trout lily, found in rare southeast Minnesota forests like Nerstrand Woods in Goodhue County. That one, I’ve never seen. But in an … Continued

Bird Capture

Yesterday morning, around 9 a.m., a hawk swooped through the backyard and sent the pigeons, sparrows, bluejays, chickadees, four cardinals, and assorted juncos and nuthatch–all making a beeline for trees or sky. This has happened before, usually in winter, when … Continued