Monthly Archives: July 2024

A visit to Kohler-Andrae State Park is always a treat, but I’ve got some things to take care of at home today, so I’m back in Shorewood, and I figured I might as well check on the critters in Estabrook Park while I’m here. The pond was hoppin’ this morning with over a dozen mallards,Continue reading “Goodbye, July!”

I’m at Kohler-Andrae State Park today, and I got to see some amazing sights this morning, but I’m at the Sheboygan public library right now to use their wifi, and I’m supposed to bring back lunch for Anne, so I gotta hurry. There might be some typos. Before I even left the campground, and whileContinue reading “Kohler-Andrae 2024, Day 1!”

Sorry for the radio silence last week. Anne and I went out east for a family event, and I brought all my gear, which has worked just fine in the past, but not so much this time. Oh well. Live and learn. Anyway, it was a bit of a dark and damp morning to returnContinue reading “Summer Marches On.”

It hasn’t rained today, yet, and the sun does peek through from time to time, but it was a pretty cloudy morning in Estabrook Park. We have had a bunch of beautiful days, however, so I was a little surprised to read in the local paper this morning that, “if you’re under the impression thatContinue reading “No wonder the mosquitoes are so fierce this year…”

After a couple of nice dry days, some humidity has returned, but it was an otherwise nice enough morning in Estabrook Park. The pond was quiet, especially compared to yesterday, and these two wood duck hens seemed to be taking advantage of the tranquility to share a little personal time. At the river, the mostContinue reading “One step forward and one step back…”

It has clouded by lunchtime already, but earlier this morning the weather was beautiful yet again in Estabrook Park, and I was happy to see a great blue heron on the pond when I arrived, … and the view got even better when a green heron flew in to perch just above it. The littleContinue reading “A big fish tale…”

Boy, I really blue it with yesterday’s title, eh? If you subscribe, the evidence of my blunder may still be in your inbox, but don’t bother clicking on the link above to find it. I’ve already erased the evidence in my copy. Believe you me, my copy editor has gotten a stern talking to. Anyway,Continue reading “Can’t blame it on the weather…”

Man, it was a magnificent morning in Estabrook Park. Temps were back in the 60s, and even better, so was the dew point. Plus, the sky was clear, and the breeze was light. What more could one ask for? Welp, how about this beauty! It was perched in a tree right over the riverbank justContinue reading “Look who the nice weather blew in…”

It didn’t actually rain this morning, yet, but the clouds were grey, and everything was still dripping wet from overnight showers again, so I got soaked anyway. There was a bit of excitement on the pond when a wood duck hen caught a nice, big tadpole, probably an American bullfrog, and all the other woodContinue reading “A soggy, soupy Tuesday…”

It must have rained overnight, because there were puddles on the path, and there were some clouds darkening the sky at sunrise, but they cleared out pretty quickly, and it became a perfectly nice morning in Estabrook Park. A peregrine falcon was back in the radio tower over the far riverbank and calling for someone’sContinue reading “A premium slice of July…”