Category Archives: Nature

The Milwaukee (Library) Lion

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Katherine Wikoff

In talking about my “Carnage at the old Washington Park Zoo” post over dinner last week with my friend and fellow blogger Karen Spivey, we started to reminisce about Milwaukee and its close relationships with favorite animals. For example, consider Samson … Continue reading →

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Carnage at the old Washington Park Zoo

Posted on July 17, 2018 by Katherine Wikoff

I was doing research on something else today when I came across a Milwaukee Public Library blog post from October 2015 about a whole slew of bear deaths/killings in a mixed species/order exhibit at the old Washington Park Zoo from … Continue reading →

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Fog rolling in off Lake Michigan

Posted on May 15, 2018 by Katherine Wikoff

A foggy start to the day in Milwaukee yesterday morning. Looking east up State Street from the Grohmann Museum.

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Winter’s Bright

Posted on February 12, 2018 by Katherine Wikoff

More snow Friday and Sunday, but Milwaukee is getting lots of sunshine today. So often bright sun in winter means bitter cold, but today it’s pretty warm outside. I didn’t even need my scarf or gloves walking between buildings, although … Continue reading →

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Snowdusted Leaf

Posted on December 28, 2017 by Katherine Wikoff

Taken this afternoon as a light, powdery snow fell across Milwaukee.

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Birch and Moon

Posted on November 30, 2017 by Katherine Wikoff

My old iPhone doesn’t take the best photos at night, but when I saw the moon shining through the branches of our birch tree as I arrived home from work, I couldn’t resist at least giving it a try.

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A Puzzle in Tree Shadows

Posted on November 29, 2017 by Katherine Wikoff

Such strange light mid-morning today. Very bright sun in a cloudless sky, yet also somehow very “gauzy.” It’s not hazy today, nor is it humid or even slightly overcast, so the gauzy quality makes no sense. But you can see … Continue reading →

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Shades of Green

Posted on September 21, 2017 by Katherine Wikoff

After a very rainy spring and summer, Milwaukee has been very dry and unseasonably warm for weeks now. I took this photo on my way to Starbucks after my 8:00 class this morning. You don’t even have to guess the … Continue reading →

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Southeastern Ohio, Saturday Morning Panorama

Posted on July 15, 2017 by Katherine Wikoff

My sister’s land again. So peaceful here.

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Clouds over the Countryside

Posted on July 14, 2017 by Katherine Wikoff

One thing I don’t like about living in a city is that in the ordinary course of a day you don’t see much of the sky. Buildings and trees block out most of what’s not directly overhead. In the country … Continue reading →

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