Secrets of the Forest



I used to enjoy going hiking with my family when I was a kid. I learned a lot about the forest and its inhabitants. Even in the cities there is lots of nature. Not only exhaust and hectic. You just have to look for it and create an environment in your living space where Mother Nature can show its wonders.

And don't forget to look up to the sky!

You never know what is happening above you. This is a shot of an osprey gliding along looking for his next meal.





You can click on the image to see a bigger image of the Osprey.

Then again, there are things looking down at us too.

Monday, January 25, 2010

Fox walking by driving my dog nuts.

Nothing much is happening. The snow is melting and all we hear is drip, drip, drip. We can even see some "grass". And the river is louder too.  This is a picture from this summer:




The birds finally showed up, nuthatches, chickadees, kinglets, song sparrows, blue jays, doves and of course Mr. Woodpecker. I cleared the snow of the muskoka chairs to sit in the sun on the weekend.  Nice to feel the warmth and to have the birds be so fearless.  But we better don't start thinking winter could be over!  It is going to get cold after this.

Looking out with my dog kneeling on the living room couch, we saw a fox walking by.  Drove the dog nuts.  It didn't have the beautiful fluffy tail that I thought it would have.  Must have been in a fight or maybe it wasn't nourished well.  Must be tough in the forest this time of year.  So the fox disappeared in the woods and all was quiet again cause the dog finally stopped barking.

Its soooo quiet.......