A week after watching Vaux’s Swits go down the chimney at the winery, Karen Hussey invited me to accompany her to Hedrick Middle School in Medford where thousands of swifts have roosted in a big brick chimney for many years…. Read moreAddendum to Swift post

It is now early September and noone living in the northwest is going to forget the summer just past. A new season has been  added – Summersmoke. Wildfires have been getting worse for several years and this year our beautiful… Read moreSmoke, swifts, music, and a new phase of life