The weatherman forecasted rain for our early-May backpacking trip to Hoosier National Forest. A few less-determined people canceled the trip because the weather wasn’t to their liking. Thursday afternoon we drove away from the threatening rain in Illinois into the blue skies of southern Indiana. Fourteen hikers gathered at Yellow River State Park, had an … Continue reading Hoosier in the Rain
Birdies
These birdies were more exciting than my golf game in Sebring, FL. I had to delay my shot to the green until the sandhill crane family sauntered across the fairway, blissfully unaware of how errant my five-wood can be. I'd never seen a baby sandhill, so I grabbed my camera. I've seen many adult sandhill … Continue reading Birdies
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Back to Nature
Sometimes a body just has to get away. The golf course community we live in during the winter is a wonderful place with many amenities, the manicured golf course, streets lined with palm trees, and flowers blooming on every street corner. It’s a paradise, but it isn’t real. The trees grow in neat rows, mounds … Continue reading Back to Nature
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Wildlife Sighting
This morning I heard screeching behind the house and went out to investigate the problem. A large racoon kept attacking two little racoons. I worried about the little guys, but after watching the action, I figured out that Mom was disciplining her youngsters. One of them must have been a teenager–– judging from his insolence … Continue reading Wildlife Sighting
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Into The Slough
If I was back in Illinois, I’d have spring fever and itch to clean up the yard, plan a garden, get my fingernails dirty. Here in southern Florida I play a lot of tennis and golf, but they just don’t fill the urge to get into nature. The other day my nature itch needed to … Continue reading Into The Slough
Jeanne Meeks ~ Fiction Author 