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The wind has been blowing constantly. Yesterday, 25-30 mph winds with gusts up to 50 mph. Same story today. I look out the window and the clouds are racing across the sky; it’s like I’m watching a time-lapse video. I’m waiting for the sun to come whizzing by and darkness to set in a few … Continue reading
Today the sun set at 5:29 pm and the moon is nearly full; driving home from Cheyenne Bottoms was a spectacle. Stopped to watch thousands of Sandhill Cranes parachuting into a harvested sorghum field. Endless waves of v-flocked cranes stretched into the distance among the scattered pink and purple clouds with whispy tails of rain. … Continue reading
A heavy, wet snow covered Kansas. The doors on my car were frozen shut and I cleared ice off the windshield with a plastic card, since I couldn’t locate my scraper.
According to the US Drought Monitor, parts of Kansas are experiencing extreme to exceptional drought conditions, characterized by water shortage and losses in crop and pasture production. The diminishing wetlands have another story to tell. While exploring the Bottoms, educator Eric Giesing and local Scouts discovered artifacts on the dry mudflats: 50-caliber machine-gun shells, a … Continue reading
A parched flock of birds gathered at the edge of the Mitigation Marsh outside the Kansas Wetlands Education Center. I observed at least 12 species in under 5 minutes and all within a 10-15 yard stretch of the bank.
Learning about nature... 