Month: February 2025

Our yard, this week, has been testament to the passage of all sorts of critters.  Some of them hop, some stroll, some drag their bellies or tails.  Some don’t leave tracks where you can see them, preferring to tunnel along under the surface of the snow.  Some wander here and there.  Others tramp along on… Continue reading Forbears and Fat Flakes

Squeak, squeak, squeak.  That’s the recent soundtrack of our lives.  The snow squeaks underfoot at every step outdoors, and indoors we have the dog and his squeaky toys.  Time was, we could count on such toys to wear out with sufficient loving.  But, some years back, a couple family members who shall remain anonymous presented… Continue reading Squeaking By

For whatever reason, the Northbury homeowners association has left the aerator on in the little pond on Argonne this winter.  During the summer, the HOA leaves it in fountain mode, for the enjoyment of passersby and birds.  The pond is fenced, so birds are about the only critters that can get at it.  But this… Continue reading Working in Community

     It’s February and, right on time, we’ve had the February thaw.  Which means hockey nets and improvised goals have been pulled off the hockey rinks on Thurston Pond, lest they be lost if the ice melts.  So far, the pond is still iced over, and the cold that’s followed the thaw may well make… Continue reading Winter and Research