Discordant Notes
The beauty of listening to Canada geese in concert gets marred by sight of pollution in Sligo Creek. The good news is that we can stop pollution at its source.
Better Signs Needed Now For Anacostia Tributary Trail System!
Now is the time for Montgomery County to work with Prince George's County and the District of Columbia to create a multi-jurisdictional signage system for the Anacostia Tributary Trail System.
Savoring Sligo Creek On A Rainy Day
A rainy Wednesday creates unexpected opportunities to sense Sligo Creek in a whole new way: we savor a magical afternoon featuring a wildlife extravaganza!
A Guy Riding His Bike Gets Hit By An Owl And …
A man is enjoying a perfectly good bike ride ... until an owl causes a bicycle crash. This is his story, with some tongue-and-cheek ranting by yours truly.
Santa Drops Christmas Gifts On The Northwest Branch Trail
Santa was overly generous on the Northwest Branch today when he gave us a bottomless bag of our favorite kind of Christmas gifts -- nature!
Hope and Hardship for Canada Geese on Sligo Creek
For a colony of Canada geese on Sligo Creek, and one nesting Mama Goose in particular, life is filled with unending drama, tragedy and triumph.
Sligo Creek Cleanup Brings Blessings From Above
Our plan was to give up our time to aid a Sligo Creek cleanup, but we quickly found that we received so much more than we gave.
A Herondipitous Start to the New Year
Won-ok and I saunter toward the Sligo Creek woods on the first morning of 2020 intending only to capture a few images – mental...
Orion Shines Brightly, Connects Me to the Divine
The Orion constellation has been a huge part of my life from childhood through middle age. It is my portal to the divine and a source of inspiration.
Gulping Down Memories
A great blue heron, "Norm," makes a spectacular entrance at the ol' Sligo Creek water bar, catches a fish and washes it down with some frosty cold water.
