One of the things I love the most about snow is the fact that it's white. It brightens the darkest days as well as the nights, though only when it's fresh. I love how it coats the trees and hides so much

This place had been on my bucket list almost as long as we'd been in Wisconsin! But we finally did it in September, just before moving to Michigan. And as I'd bought my state parks pass back in July, I

September 5th, we were getting ready to move to Michigan, but I decided to take a day to get one last day of touristy things done. First, we visited Wisconsin's highest point, Timm's Hill. Wisconsin is

Unsurprisingly, there are many boats in Sturgeon Bay. The boat lover can find hours of amusement just looking at all the different shapes and styles of boat... and if you're fortunate enough to be able

Looking for another fishing spot, we found this beautiful park in Price County. Here, the South Fork of the Jump River flows north to meet another river/creek (maybe the North Fork?) on its way to meet

Another day (last week) fishing. No luck this time, but it was nice to spend the time outside, testing my new camera. First, we spent some time on the southern shore of Chequamegon Water Flowage. (Pronounced

A friend visited with her children. I wanted to take them to the pond where my daughter @emberskydragon is always catching and befriending the wildlife. In particular, she's learned a lot about the frogs

What a difference a month makes. Last time, this area was barely emerging from winter, but now, spring has definitely sprung! Next time, maybe we'll even try our hand at some fishing... The area is known

What a difference a week makes! Last week, we went up to Mondeaux Dam and Flowage - and shared with you the resulting pictures and video... The flowage was still covered in ice and snow. Needing more water

Having heard about the local artesian well where we could get good drinking water for free, and needing to get back in touch with nature, we set out to revisit this area where we camped last September.

The summer birds have already arrived, but snow is still frequent and the areas along the shores of Lake Superior are still covered in snow and ice. This series was taken last week - on the 28th of March...

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While reading through pages and pages of information on composting I came across this handbook, it had everything I was searching for on composting and more! This is an amazing read for anyone wanting

Well...another 2 weeks of building has gone by, this time we got some of the more difficult tenons and mortises completed for the roof. Tenon at 45 degrees Most of the material can be knocked away easily

The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word 'crisis.' One brush stroke stands for danger; the other for opportunity. In a crisis, be aware of the danger - but recognize the opportunity! -Richard

Never forget how people who make it to the top of the U.S. war machine think. The following are excerpts from the declassified “Operation Northwoods” documents—perhaps one of the best publicly available