RIP Dolores O'Riordan (1971-2018)

RIP Dolores O'Riordan (1971-2018) singer-songwriter and lead singer of The Cranberries.

Chilly Lake Michigan

Photos: Marge Ishmael

Happy New Year!

Snowy Owl by John James Audubon

Snowy Owls in Chicago

Photo: Chicago Tonight

There is an “invasion” of snowy owls in Chicago this winter. Check out the Chicago Tonight map of recent snowy owl sightings: http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/12/18/map-snowy-owl-sightings-chicago-area

Yorkshire Wassail

We've been a-while a-wandering
Amongst the leaves so green.
But now we come a wassailing
So plainly to be seen,

For it's Christmas time, when we travel far and near;
May God bless you and send you a happy New Year.

Red-bellied woodpecker

A red-bellied woodpecker on our feeder today: http://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/red-bellied-woodpecker

Photo: Marge Ishmael

Icy Lake Michigan

Ice on the lakeside at La Rabida Children's Hospital this evening.

Photos: Marge Ishmael