The trumpet vine growing up the utility pole at Georgetown and Yorktown is starting to bloom, which is a real treat for birds, bees, and people. The trunk—and, yes, I do mean trunk—of the vine is approximately as big around as the utility pole itself. The foliage is so thick that it hides untold numbers… Continue reading Along the Sidewalks
Month: June 2023
Walking Grand Rapids
Janice and I went on an adventure this week. We drove a couple hours to Grand Rapids, Michigan, and walked and walked and walked. Our first stop was the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, a hundred and fifty-eight acres of luscious plantings and monumental art. I’d been to the conservatory there a number… Continue reading Walking Grand Rapids
Smoke and Laughter
Parts of Canada are on fire. That, all by itself, is terrible news for our neighbor to the north. Even worse, smoke from the wildfires is affecting life on Earth, making the air hard to see through and hard to breathe. Californians are familiar with these problems. So are people in the Rockies. Those planning… Continue reading Smoke and Laughter
Smells and Scents
Our skunk is back. We can tell it’s the same skunk, because it’s a bit of an outlier when it comes to color. It’s not so much black with a white stripe as it is white with a black stripe, with the white extending right up the sides of the tail. Except, the white parts… Continue reading Smells and Scents