How does a plant grow from a rock? I was wondering this as I looked at the black birch seedling sticking out of the hunk of granite. Looking a little closer I could see that it had a toehold in a small crack, where it was able to summon the ingredients for growth. This is [...]
Bode Miller beat me. Yes, I actually raced against him at Cannon Mountain last weekend, and he was faster than me (as were about sixty 10-12 year-olds…) I must say that I thought I went pretty fast until I saw him go by in a blur. Besides being the best ski racer ever to hail [...]
I was cross country skiing last weekend, enjoying a crisp winter afternoon, when I came across a flock of birds picking over a carcass. Rather than gather seeds peacefully from the millions of pine cones in the forest, these creatures chose to battle each other for a few scraps of coyote (or whatever the [...]
I was enjoying a little peace and quite in the East Woods last weekend when the stillness was dashed by the sound of a chainsaw above my head. I looked up and saw what looked like an outsized kite with a motor and a person. This so-called ultralight aircraft was a funny looking, albeit functional [...]
With spring finally showing itself here, the forest is alive with bugs, birds, flowers, and animals. Though I often take it for granted, some of the most amazing things are the relationships they have with each other. They are predator-prey, competitors, or for lack of a better word – cooperators. This last category has lots [...]