Winding Pathways

05/20/2026

Ferry across Mississippi River at Lansing, IA. Bridge with historic design coming along. Brest breakfast at the cafe on the River.

05/07/2026

https://open.substack.com/pub/windingpathways/p/rhubarb-the-vegetable?r=rybns&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

An unusual plant most consider a fruit.

05/04/2026

https://open.substack.com/pub/windingpathways/p/spiders-and-cave-crickets-in-the?r=rybns&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Predators and Prey live among us

05/03/2026

Turn off your outdoor lights, please, to help migrating birds find their way north! Lights confuse the birds, they use precious energy which they need to find their ways to their homes and raise new birds that eat bugs.

WE GOT BIRDS! 🐦 Saturday looks to be a big migration night for birds like warblers, thrushes, sparrows, shorebirds, orioles, grosbeaks, buntings and hummingbirds!

As they're returning home to Iowa or just passing through, lend a hand (wing?) and:
Turn off unnecessary outdoor lighting from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. to help our feathered friends find their way.

Turn off unneeded indoor lights overnight and use stickers or other methods to help make windows more visible and reduce collisions.

Oh, and keep those cats inside, too.

* Migration data and map source: The Cornell Lab of Ornithology/BirdCast

05/03/2026

This broody hen is one smart gal! She wants to sit on REAL fertile eggs, not golf balls.

No "dumb cluck"

03/28/2026

A unique French meal. Savory galette which is a buckwheat crepe, ham, cheese and egg. As each crepe finishes cooking it is served and one person eats. So the rest of us sit nearby, have a beverage, and chat.

03/25/2026

Springtime is a great time for a dust bath says Buffy Fluffy, our Cochin hen. Read more about her latest adventure on our Substack blog.

Buffy fluffy Takes a Bath

03/20/2026

Ice labyrinth on tiny pond.

01/29/2026

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Meet our Geriatric Downy woodpecker.

01/28/2026

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