Tag Archives: Nature

The deer next door

Posted on February 3, 2023 by ksedinger

Our next-door neighbors have taken to feeding the local deer from the woods behind our neighborhood. It’s nice to see them over there in their yard, eating away. Our Carla, of course, thinks they are Big! Scary! Beasts! that need … Continue reading →

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Nature Video Friday

Posted on October 7, 2022 by ksedinger

No, not a new weekly feature, but for lack of anything else to post, here’s a nature video I saw on Twitter earlier, about a beast I’d never heard of before: the grasshopper mouse. These little guys are…scary. Warning: some … Continue reading →

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First Spring adventure

Posted on May 1, 2022 by ksedinger

Last Sunday, Cane (the Dee-oh-gee) and I went out for a Sunday walk in the park for the first time since December. Why no outings since then? Well, we got back from Oahu just in time for the weather to … Continue reading →

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Dispatches from a Lovely Autumn Morning

Posted on November 10, 2021 by ksedinger

Here are some photos from Knox Farm State Park several days ago. We’ve been enjoying a warmer and dryer than usual fall so far, but according to the Weather Gurus, we’re about to have a significant shift to the colder … Continue reading →

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Scenes from Chestnut Ridge

Posted on July 26, 2021 by Kelly Sedinger

 A week ago….

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Sprung?

Posted on March 21, 2021 by Kelly Sedinger

 I’ve long been of the belief that as delightful as three of the four seasons in Buffalo Niagara are, the last one is usually just annoying. It might surprise you to learn that the one I don’t like is not winter, … Continue reading →

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“Vancouver! Vancouver! This is it!” Mt. St. Helens, 40 years later

Posted on May 19, 2020 by Kelly Sedinger

The anniversary is something of a misnomer. Mt. St. Helens, a mountain in the volcanic Cascade Range in southwestern Washington State, was always thought to be on the verge of significant volcanic activity, and one day when I was in … Continue reading →

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April Showers bring May…Apples?

Posted on May 10, 2016 by Kelly Sedinger

So a few weeks ago I was hiking with The Dee-oh-gee (at Sprague Brook Park in Colden, NY) and I happened across this strange-looking plant: Odd little thing, innit? I’d never seen anything like it, to my recollection. A week … Continue reading →

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