R. Mercer’s Musings about Nature

The other day while coming in during the early evening hours, I spy an abnormally bright star, so bright it just had to be a planet!  Have you noticed it? Typical of me, I do not follow the timing of planet visibility. I prefer the sense of discovery; being surprised. As soon as you have…

Now that I am retired, Eileen and I decided to travel. At the time of this writing in Mid-January we are not far from Charleston, SC. How different! Instead of cold weather, it is spring-like. We look out our window and see birds not regularly seen at this time around our home in Pennsylvania. We see…

This is a long post because I am thinking about starting a blog as a way to share my experiences, but also as a way to continue my career in nature interpretation. At the end, I will give you instruction on how you can tell me if this is something you want me to do,…