Category Archives: Stories

My major objective, as with every birder, is to add as many birds as possible to my life list — the list of all the species I’ve ever seen. But the list that always received most of my attention, the … Continue reading →

Step One — Find out if I can still wear my contacts. I haven’t worn them in more than a year and haven’t worn them regularly in about three years. I was pleasantly surprised. My eyes watered for the first … Continue reading →

Last night I watched The Big Year, a comedy/drama about three men (played by Steve Martin, Jack Black and Owen Wilson) who are competing to see how many species of birds they can identify in North America in one calendar … Continue reading →

One week ago, as I was driving through my town in an Oldsmobile with Dan, a man I had only met a few minutes before, I contemplated how odd life often is. The short trip was a small chapter in … Continue reading →

I spotted a tiny Painted Turtle on the road leading into Moraine Hill State Park. I pulled over and picked it up to save it from being crushed and to get its picture in the chair. It was tucked back … Continue reading →