Bull elk. Photo © Le Thuy Do/Dreamstime.com. The van slowed, then made its way around yet another sharp curve. I heaved a sigh and settled back in my seat. “I don’t think we’ll ever get there,” I...
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My “Star”
Meteor. Photo © Dreamstime.com. It was late in the day when I remembered. Weeks before, I had checked our November Nature Friend. The Geminid meteor shower was tonight.I had never seen a “shooting...
In Search of Monarchs
They say ignorance is bliss. In some ways, I wish I had never taken that summer evening walk.“Mom, could I head out and look for monarchs again?”I’d waited long enough, I thought, for the...
Bear Country Camping
Photo © Elise Weaver. One Sunday afternoon after church, Dad took my sisters and me on an overnight camping trip. We packed our backpacks with sleeping bags, food, and a first aid kit. My older...
End of the Trail, April 2023: Fireweed in the Rockies
Wildflower Art Contest winner: Fireweed in the Rockies. Artwork © Maria Carver.
Wildflower Art Contest Honorable Mentions
Moonflower. Artwork © Emily Hulbert. Red-winged Blackbird on cattails. Artwork © John Mark Ramer. Dogwood Dawn. Artwork © Hannah Stoltzfus.
Mailbox, April 2023: April Optics Sale
Wildflower Art Contest Winners: Age 12 and Younger
Bloodroot, trout lilies, spring beauties. Artwork © Julia Plichta. Monarch on black-eyed Susan. Artwork © Daniel Martin. Knotweed. Artwork © Kendra Klaassen. Lotus. Artwork © Caleb...
Covers, April 2023
Pileated Woodpecker. Photo © Lois Tschetter.
Let’s Take a Hike: Indian Paintbrush
From the Editor’s Quill, April 2023: Contest Winners
From the Editor’s Quill, March 2023: March Contest
Mailbox, November 2022: Feeding Cardinals
Contest and Event Reminders
