Six thousand years ago,a) My grandmother painstakingly composed a snapshot of me facing pure sunlight, nearly blinding meb) A candy bar was made, one that I found last night under my bed that I inhaled without hesitationc) I spearheaded a pilot study to domesticate cats, while bitching about the nickname “Tiger King”d) Volo Bog as … Continue reading Volo Bog
Van Patten Woods, 15838 West Route 173, Wadsworth, IL 60083 It’s late summer: the chorus of crickets chirping, the distant note of a fire pit, and the mellow tones of glorious sunsets. Pumpkins can wait. I want to hold on tight to the light. I want to embrace the warmth in a long hug. It’s … Continue reading 22nd Annual Hike Lake County
117 Sheridan Road, Lake Forest, IL 60045 Fort Sheridan. For many years this was a U.S. Army base not open to the public. Now everyone can enjoy the site’s natural beauty and historic artifacts with everything so well preserved! Scroll down to see more photos and read more about Walk with a Naturalist: Fort Sheridan. … Continue reading Walk with a Naturalist: Fort Sheridan
900 West Belvidere Road, Round Lake, IL 60073 Did you ever feel like you got a raw deal from Punxsutawney Phil? Did you ever wish they would just let him be? Did you ever wonder how close we were to spring actually arriving? We have arrived for a Sunrise Stroll at Nippersink Forest Preserve in … Continue reading Sunrise Stroll: Nippersink
1899 West Winchester Road, Libertyville, IL 60048 Wright. Benny. Ryerson. Bradbury. Sousa. Untermyer. Gurnee. Sheridan. Dunn. Daniel Wright was the first permanent non-native settler in Lake County. He established good relations with the Native people. Many years later, the Lake County Forest Preserve District honored Mr. Wright by preserving and naming precious land in his honor: … Continue reading Dunn Museum
The Simple Luxuries 