Gulping Down MemoriesA great day for a great blue heron – and for humans
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.
Mama Goose 2021 Takes High-Risk Gamble on Sligo Creek
Won-ok and I head down to the University Boulevard stormwater retention ponds...
Hope and Hardship for Canada Geese on Sligo CreekFor a local colony, and one...
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.
Plastic Pollution Kills Two Great Blue Herons Along Sligo Creek – We’re All Responsible
The best way to stop plastic pollution from killing our watersheds and ourselves is to to change our behavior and fight it at its source.
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.
Happy New Year? No. Happy Heron Year!
Incredible luck greeted us for a second consecutive New Year's Day. Forget Happy New Year. Let's make it Happy Heron Year!
A Herondipitous Start to the New YearWild yellow eye leads to launch of new...
Won-ok and I saunter toward the Sligo Creek woods on the first...
Discordant NotesGeese musicians jam in the woods, ugliness screeches backup
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.
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.
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!
