"… to be used for nature study and as a preserve for birds and other wildlife."- Carmen Hambleton Warner
It is December 31, 2015 and we have come almost full circle. The picture below first appeared in Part 1 and shows Lake Odonata completely frozen over as we began 2015. At home the wood stove had been burning non-stop for over a month.… Continue Reading “A Day in the Life…Part 52”
Dr. Frank Warner and Carmen Hambleton Warner Twelve Days of ChristmasThe Wahkeena Version On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me: an old farm in Fairfield County
Winter came back this week with cold and snow flurries. Saturday night two Great Horned owls were really hooting it up in the pine woods just a short distance from the nature center. It’s the beginning of their mating season again. On Thursday, Nora… Continue Reading “A Day in the Life…Part 51”
Well, as I stated in the last post lots of time spent pulling invasive euonymus, but also taking advantage of the good weather to do needed home repairs. Yesterday afternoon, while walking back from a euonymus pick Nora spotted something in the pond. But… Continue Reading “A Day in the Life…Part 50”
OK, so there is/was no Part 48. What happened? Oh, the usual… Thanksgiving holiday festivities, home repairs, backed up sewer line at work….you know the usual. Meanwhile back at the preserve….
It is now mid November and most of the leaves are now off the deciduous trees and the evergreens now dominate the wooded landscape. The beaver lodge can again be clearly seen from the driveway to the nature center at the opposite end of… Continue Reading “A Day in the Life… Part 46”
This post has been almost a year in the making. The idea arose in early spring with a young boy who had found a piece of deer bone while on a hike. The piece of bone in question was part of a deer vertebra,… Continue Reading “What a year…”
It’s a quiet Saturday the second weekend in November. Even though the preserve is still open this weekend the visitation has dropped dramatically. And you could not ask for a nicer day. The Scarlet Oak (Quercus coccinea) above shows off some of the last… Continue Reading “A Day in the Life…Part 45”
It’s now the first of November 2015 and much of the autumn color is fading fast. While there are still flashes of brilliant color more muted tones now dominate. Subtle yellows, like the fern above, and subdued pastel colors stand out.