March 2026 / Issue #21 The Stillness of the Water I was feeding the fish from the dock. It had taken me a while to get them to show up, but they were coming...and were they hungry. I was a volunteer at a United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) project in Virginia, when I snapped this photo. The approach to the dock was like a landing strip. Occasionally, I would get to see ducks or geese come in on final approach. I could almost hear their chatter, "Quack one-seven this

February 2026 / Issue # 20 The cold wind steals the warmth from my face. I shrug a bit to seal the gaps between my jacket and neck, so I don't freeze in place. I hear what sounds like glass breaking all around me. The ice falls to the ground, as the trees shake off the onslaught. It is great to see nature adapting and evolving to the winter storm. I have so much to learn from nature and its forgiveness. When the ice falls from the branches, they spring back into the air with

January 2026/ Issue #19 The Winter Frost The frost of winter is unique to watch, as it creeps down the mountain further and further. The silence in the morning air is crisp and cold, it tastes like cool mountain spring water. The stars always look the best in the night sky, during winter. No matter how cold, nature continues to function around us. We snuggle up for warmth and tend to stay hidden. Nature, however, forages for food, plays in the snow, and flutters about as if n