Springcreekland —by Joe Scheidler

On these fine mid March mornings there is clear evidence spring is progressing.  Never mind the temperature or weather, the bird song is our...

We are in the transition of winter to spring, the time when our acclimation to cold is quickly undone and we’re less comfortable with a nort...

We were in South Lake Tahoe a few months ago and one sunny midmorning I looked up and saw a pair of coyotes casually walking down the middle...

It’s three degrees down in the hole this morning but it could be the beginning of the end.  The forecast calls for a high of 37, the first a...

Atop an old utility pole next to the pond is a wood duck house with a feathered grey face peering out the entrance hole. A screech owl. Ove...

It’s nine degrees this morning.  Snow is falling in tiny, delicate flakes, so the entire landscape is viewed through a fine linen curtain.  ...

We live in an old farmhouse where resident mice are a fact of life.  Generally, they are deer mice, a species typically associated with wood...