Least Chipmunk

The tiny least chipmunk has returned after a long, hard winter. They are small and fast and hard to photograph. This one found a few morsels of food under my bird feeder and stopped to eat. They are so darn cute. Maralee

Earth Day

The wealth of the nation is its air, water, soil, forests, minerals, rivers, lakes, oceans, scenic beauty, wildlife habitats and biodiversity… that’s all there is. That’s the whole economy. That’s where all the economic activity and jobs come from. These biological systems are the sustaining wealth of the world. -- Senator Gaylord Nelson (founder of Earth …