The Great Outdoors
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STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY DAVE WITHERBEE
Remember when mother said, “Want to go outside?” and we ran for the door with a big grin? Well, it is your time again; run for it! Get out there and soak it in. We should remind ourselves to look, listen, and smell. There is much to see, but we must look up, down, and around. Listen to the birds and try to match the sounds with the birds around us. Red-winged blackbirds and grackles are easy to match up in April. Do you smell the pines and the many blossoms? In springtime, we might take notes of newly arrived plants, birds, insects, frogs, turtles, and the many other elements of nature that spend the winters hibernating or in warmer areas, or just waiting for the warm spring sun to come alive. Perhaps we should put our phones in our pockets unless we are taking notes or pictures of nature.
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Do we look up enough? Don’t miss the Wood Duck sitting up above.
