Nature & Wildlife

While there are mixed feelings about whether to raise monarch butterflies indoors or not, there is no disputing that these gorgeous creatures have indeed been threatened with extinction. Over the last 20 years, monarch populations have fallen by more than 80 percent. Factors contributing to their alarming decrease in numbers have been due to landscape-scale […]

With summer wrapping up and fall just around the corner, I decided to get outside and spend some time photographing the diverse ecosystem that I helped to create in my gardens and yard. What exactly is an ecosystem? The most simple definition is a geographic area where plants, animals, and other organisms, as well as […]

This past Monday, I had planned on getting a few things done around the house and catching up on some work but Mother Nature had other plans for the day. The Weather Channel had a wind warning for the whole day, so we knew that there was a pretty good chance we would be losing […]

Spring is finally here, but you wouldn’t know it here in Western Maine. I can’t complain too much because the weather has been absolutely beautiful this past month. We have had bright and sunny days with temperatures in the high thirties to high forties. In regard to snowfall, we haven’t received as much as in […]

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to go winter camping? Do you think you could sleep comfortably in single digit temperatures? Well, a friend of ours was wondering about these very things. Our friend, Ian, had recently purchased a hammock sleeping bag and wanted to try it before using it on future […]

One of my favorite activities during the winter is to get outdoors and track animals in the snow. We have quite a substantial amount of open and wooded property here in Maine, with a pond, brook, and stream. The area is also rich with a diverse amount of wildlife, so you never know what types […]