Springcreekland —by Joe Scheidler

There is a fine little creek that runs over a quarter mile through our property.  It's a bit of a rarity in these parts both because it...

I am often reminded of a scene from A Christmas Story where Flick has his tongue stuck to the flagpole.  His friend, Ralphie, is heading bac...

I was in the yard this week and saw a group of cedar waxwings in a hawthorn tree, feeding voraciously on flower petals.  I didn't know ...

Summer.  It's not yet official but all the signs are here: leafy plants in full summer apparel, goslings the size of overgrown mallards,...

A dog lover, by definition, loves all dogs and generally treats them as well or better than human counterparts. By this I was never a dog lo...

There are otters in the pond, several of them, and regularly. As a result we are witness to a textbook model fishery being upended by a rein...

Proactive Like a Tree Nov 8, 2018 There is a groundhog in the cover crop today.  We've been seeing him for a few weeks now, generally...