That’s right, I’m on “Bike Ride Across Wisconsin,” with Anne, two of her nephews, and a buddy from the recent Ukraine trip. After riding 60 miles, we’re camping at Sandhill Station Campground in Lake Mills. As I mentioned already, I didn’t have room to bring my camera so here’s one of my favorite pictures fromContinue reading “BRAW, day 1”
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Still waiting for summer to arrive…
It was a little warmer this morning than yesterday in Estabrook Park, and the breeze was a little lighter, but the clouds and wildfire smoke still kept the sun from warming things up to summer-time temps. Nevertheless, critters gotta eat, and so my first treat of the morning was this female northern flicker digging something,Continue reading “Still waiting for summer to arrive…”
A fine welcome home…
We had a nearly-flawless day of travel yesterday, arrived home around 9:30 last evening, and I was able to get back into Estabrook Park early this morning after a pretty good night’s sleep. So, yay! The weather today, on the other hand, was cloudy, cool, and breezy, which isn’t my favorite, and perhaps partially dueContinue reading “A fine welcome home…”
Prague wrap-up…
While I’m busy sitting in plane seats all day, here are just a couple more pictures from the trip that I haven’t shown you yet. I mentioned yesterday that a Eurasian blackcap let me get its picture two days in a row, and here’s the picture from the second day. Nearly as common as theContinue reading “Prague wrap-up…”
One last peek at the critters of Prague.
It was another gorgeous morning in Prague for my last morning out, and this time I was lucky enough to get close to one of the tufted ducks on the Vitava River. You may recall that I saw them often in South Holland, but here is where I saw them first on this trip. I’veContinue reading “One last peek at the critters of Prague.”
Birds of Petřín Hill, Praha
We had a nice train ride to Prague yesterday, a great dinner out, and this morning I got up good-and-early to see what critters might be around. I was happy to find that there is a big park on a hill just to the west of downtown, called Petřín Hill, and similar to the oneContinue reading “Birds of Petřín Hill, Praha”
On to Praha!
Truth be told, I wouldn’t mind being on my way home right now, and while we are technically moving in that direction, we’ve got one more stop to make because it would be a crying shame to come all this way and not stop in to visit the “the historical capital of Bohemia,” which myContinue reading “On to Praha!”
Kraków morning 2…
We had some rain last evening in Kraków, which did a nice job of cooling things off a bit. Even better, the rain and most of the clouds it blew in on had departed by morning, so it was a great time to go out looking for wildlife. After finding the gates locked at aContinue reading “Kraków morning 2…”
Greetings from Kraków…
Our first stop on our way home from L’viv is Kraków, the medieval capital of Poland, and I finally had a chance this morning to get out early and take some pictures of the local wildlife. Yay! One of the first locals to greet me was this male black redstart. I saw my first redstartContinue reading “Greetings from Kraków…”
An explanation…
I thought I’d be able to take some nice pictures and post them for you on this trip, as I’ve done on so many trips before, but this trip is unlike any trip I’ve ever taken, and now that we’ve been successful, I can tell you why. This time, the purpose of the trip hasContinue reading “An explanation…”
Signs of Life in Estabrook Park 