This month I saw a tiny vole under a wild rose bush and a couple of coyotes in the distance, but the wildlife I managed to photograph included a red squirrel and some Mallard ducks.
Tag: nature
Nearby Nature – July 2015
One nearby nature practice that I've developed over the past few years is to walk to the nearest grocery store and/or nearest branch of the Calgary public library several times each week. I can get there and back in about 30 minutes (depending on the length of the self checkout line). As I walk, I observe the state of the cultivated and wild flowers, birds, ants, the sky, the colour and length of the grass and whether it's going to seed, the way shadows fall, and anything else that catches my attention.
Nearby Nature – June 2015
Calgary has been blessed with fantastic conditions this month: warm temperatures and sunshine, very few mosquitoes, daylight from early morning to late in the evening and not much rain (a little more rain to help natural vegetation and farm crops would actually be welcome). I took full advantage of Mother Nature's open door policy. I …
Nearby Nature – February 2015
For background information on the benefits of noticing nearby nature, please read this post. Here are three nature things I noticed while out and about in our neighbourhood this month: 1. Backyard deer - A small herd of Rocky Mountain Mule deer spends part of each winter browsing, sleeping and generally hanging out in our …
Nearby Nature – January 2015
The start of a New Year seems an ideal time to start a new blogging habit. So for 2015 I'm adding a new monthly blog post to the mix. The inspiration for this new series is a recently published paper titled One thousand good things in nature: Aspects of nearby nature associated with improved connection …