I have always loved the summertime. I was born in July, and feel very connected to the middle of the year when the days are long, the sun is warm, and life feels a little more carefree. I spend a lot of time on our patio reading, writing, dreaming with my love about our future, […]
For nearly three years I was proud to utter this sentence: “I volunteer at a raptor rescue.” To which, every once in a while the person I was talking to would reply with a grin: “Like, . . . Velociraptors?!” And we would have a good laugh and I would picture myself teaching a Velociraptor […]
Being in the job I’m in now has made me infinitely more aware of the environment, preservation, conservation, wildlife habitat and how humans interact with the natural world. I am a total wildlife geek and read/watch anything I can get my hands on about the subject. I also just plain love learning new things. So […]
When I was about 4 years old we visited relatives of ours in Michigan. I didn’t know them very well and also was kind of a shy and quiet kid. But the mother was able to connect with me in a way I’ll never forget. We went into the thick woods behind their house as a group […]
My cousin recently wrote about silver linings on her blog. I have always been someone who looks at the bright side of things, and tries to find the positive in most things negative. But when my beloved Significant Other accidentally broke off the newly grown flower spike on a long-awaited, lovingly cared for orchid of […]
Need a punch of cuteness? Well here’s a black bear cub fresh from the den. BAM! You’re welcome. Last week I visited The Wild Animal Sanctuary which is out East of Denver. The thing about this place is, it brings you closer to animals not in a physical way (the photo above was taken with my […]