Category Archives: Nature

Nature vs. Human — Two very different types of lines

Posted on November 29, 2022 by Katherine Wikoff

No judgment here as far as one type of line being better than the other. They’re just very different. And each beautiful in its own way😀

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Schoonmaker Reef

Posted on November 23, 2022 by Katherine Wikoff

This is what a Silurian coral reef looks like, 425 million years later. I parked in the back/side lot at my local grocery store this morning while shopping for Thanksgiving. (The main lot gets very crowded on the day before … Continue reading →

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The Birds?

Posted on November 17, 2022 by Katherine Wikoff

There’s a big flock of birds—of starlings, actually. And I guess they’re not called a “flock” of starlings but a “murmuration” of starlings, which I learned from my Twitter friend Keith Freeburn, a photographer in Wales, last time I wrote … Continue reading →

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A September haiku

Posted on September 3, 2022 by Katherine Wikoff

My slightly melancholy ode to the fleeting season . . . September Swallows gathering Morning fog on the water Summer has ended I was looking for a video of swallows gathering to illustrate and found this one. Yikes! Calling Alfred … Continue reading →

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Oh, cruel harbinger!

Posted on August 26, 2022 by Katherine Wikoff

Yes, I know it’s the end of August. But couldn’t we wait just a little longer for the autumn colors to arrive???

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Two lists

Posted on June 12, 2022 by Katherine Wikoff

Or in plainer text: Diversity = Variety, Biodiversity (including gut/diet), Social diversity, Cultural diversity And is associated with: Resilience, … Two lists I really like this! So many things to think about related to creativity, the environment, social/political contexts, etc. … Continue reading →

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Tenacity

Posted on May 12, 2022 by Katherine Wikoff

I don’t know what kind of tree this is, but I have to admire the tenacity with which it continually regrows branches/suckers that have been cut off. You can see scarred burls from years of pruning all along the length … Continue reading →

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Oh dear, more Tosa Turkey drama!

Posted on March 24, 2022 by Katherine Wikoff

Here in my old-school Milwaukee suburb of Wauwatosa the turkey drama continues. Now the flocks are dogging delivery trucks and pestering/threatening delivery drivers. I remember watching aggressive peacocks at the zoo about this time of year when my kids were … Continue reading →

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Live feed of a California bald eagle nest

Posted on March 6, 2022 by Katherine Wikoff

One year when my kids were younger, a local television station (PBS?) carried a live feed of a bald eagle nest in northern Wisconsin. One of our favorite things that spring was checking on the nest before heading out the … Continue reading →

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Ice Storm!

Posted on February 23, 2022 by Katherine Wikoff

I know states to our south frequently get ice storms, but they are rare in Wisconsin. We usually get snow instead. However, we had a significant ice storm this week Monday through Tuesday evenings. Which, ironically, came exactly 100 years … Continue reading →

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