Otter 
Some days you just have to notice and appreciate the little things. These plantain seed heads, pretending to be mighty trees, were found poking up from the sparkling snow beside my driveway. Such small things are ... Read more
It is always a surprise to wake up in the morning to see the ice art painted on my window while I slept. It only happens during the most extreme cold, and the patterns are always ... Read more
Building a snow plow with my peddle car didn't work out as planned so I came up with a Plan B. Dad wasn't any more impressed with that plan either. He said "you know, you've got ... Read more
I took my car out for a spin, because every once in a while it's good to turn over the engine and keep the battery charged up. But when I took it for a spin that's ... Read more
Gneiss, pronounced like "nice" (though I sometimes hear it said as "nize" too), is a common rock formation in our area. It is interesting for it's layers and flowing patterns of color. Most people just call ... Read more
The local foxes patrol our property regularly. This one was seen running through the snow in our backyard. He didn't appear to be hunting mice so perhaps he was visiting his food cache sites. Foxes store ... Read more
Doesn't that look like a perfect little house for a river otter? From the front door an otter could slide into the water to do some swimming and fishing. He could play all day in the ... Read more
This photo shows what I see as a goalie when I'm under attack in an ice hockey game! So many hockey sticks, skates, bodies and a puck to keep track of, and it's all happening at ... Read more
This is one of my favorite hockey goalie photos. It shows a moment of crazy action around the net as sticks seem to be poking and slashing around everywhere. I count 6 of them, plus the ... Read more
Our backyard playground is buried in snow, as it always is in winter. It looks lonely out there all by itself with no sign of little Otter tracks leading to it. All those tracks lead to ... Read more