Stone outdoor fireplace showing year of construction (author's birth year).
List of Posts on Notes from the Fourth Phase:
If a Tree Falls July 19, 2020
From a Gathering of Blackbirds July 13, 2020
Bird Expectations June 20, 2020
Landmarks and Trail Markers June 13, 2020
Accordion Boy March 2, 2020
The Page Turning February 4, 2020
The Shrinking Comfort Zone September 23, 2019
Sandpiper at Twenty-three Degrees August 18, 2019
Fireflies of an Evening July 1, 2019
In the Flight Path June 5, 2019
The Wind's Gift May 9, 2019
The Tree Swallow Threshold April 1, 2019
First Signs February 21, 2019
The Aftermath February 6, 2019
Arctic D-Day February 1, 2019
Mississippi River Full Circle January 10, 2019
A Flurry of Bird Activity January 1, 2019
In Defense of Territory December 10, 2018
Impermanence and Deep Time December 1, 2018
What Have I Been Missing? November 20, 2018
Morning Grackles November 9, 2018
Edward Abbey and The Fool's Progress: A Personal Thirty-year Assessment October 26, 2018
Not a Good Day for Canoeing October 18, 2018
On the home trails.