This is my sweet mommy, Sal, with me back in the day. Sal passed in her “Earth Pass” a few days ago and has joined her beloved Norm. It was a sweet run, dear Mommy. We will miss you a lot. Thanks for all the love and memories.

My best buddy and I headed into the woods for a few days after hearing about my mother’s death. I never feel alone out there and my world is steeped in gratitude and curiosity. We brought the dogs for fun and Jessica brought her loom.    So many flowers! Here, J-Dawg poses for a classic M.Bones website shot, but actually …

Yet another ephemeral

Checking out moss (and black fly mouths) with a loupe Guptill’s Foundation. Where did Ed hide his gold? Hunter figures out that these deer bones were crunched open by a coyote Speaking of coyotes, who’s track is this?! Toad eggs hang in long ribbons, frog eggs in blobs. We are transporting these to a nearby vernal pool since this puddle …

Check this print out closely. See how there are two tracks – one overlapping the other? Animals in the deer, canid and feline families land their rear foot on top of the track made by the front foot when walking. The cool thing is that this can help you determine if the animal making the tracks is a male or …

A present from one of my “Sports” : ), because we make them stay home when out stalking in the wilds  

    Anyone ever seen this sort of thing? I do now and then. What’s the dealio?

That’s one heck of a big Yellow Birch! The falls just south of Back Mountain