
Withered leaves will soon be blown away as new buds burst into bloom.
April 21, 2015 | Categories: Bubolz Nature Preserve | 2 Comments

One pine cone
April 20, 2015 | Categories: Bubolz Nature Preserve | 4 Comments

Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt.
April 19, 2015 | Categories: Bubolz Nature Preserve | 4 Comments

Warm sunshine and a symphony of forest sounds greeted us this April morning at Bubolz Nature Preserve.
April 18, 2015 | Categories: Bubolz Nature Preserve | 3 Comments

Thick morning fog at Bubolz Nature Preserve
February 2, 2015 | Categories: Bubolz Nature Preserve | 12 Comments

The last days of autumn before the winter snow.
December 6, 2014 | Categories: Bubolz Nature Preserve | 2 Comments

Cross country skiing will find us slip sliding away through the quiet beauty of a winter forest.
January 11, 2014 | Categories: Bubolz Nature Preserve, Winter | 6 Comments

A dragonfly’s double pair of transparent wings are veined and glossy.
October 28, 2013 | Categories: Bubolz Nature Preserve | 8 Comments

The lifted fog revealed a clear trail that offered the crisp fresh air, smells, sounds and sights of nature’s early autumn.
October 23, 2013 | Categories: Bubolz Nature Preserve, Scenic | 6 Comments

Early morning fog mutes the autumnal red of sumac.
October 22, 2013 | Categories: Autumn, Bubolz Nature Preserve, Scenic | 5 Comments

Autumnal fog at Bubolz Nature Preserve.
October 21, 2013 | Categories: Bubolz Nature Preserve, Scenic | 13 Comments

After daybreak the misty fog lifted, and we were treated to a warm, clear day.
December 3, 2012 | Categories: Autumn, Bubolz Nature Preserve | 5 Comments

A now quiet stream had carved a crooked, irregular shoreline along our path.
December 2, 2012 | Categories: Autumn, Bubolz Nature Preserve | 4 Comments

An accidental encounter with this little fellow elicited an “eeek!” from Lois.
December 1, 2012 | Categories: Autumn, Bubolz Nature Preserve | 10 Comments

Bird-luscious berries were left on dew dropped branches.
November 30, 2012 | Categories: Autumn, Bubolz Nature Preserve | 5 Comments

Some wind blown trees imparted a spooky, ghostly impression as we passed by.
November 29, 2012 | Categories: Autumn, Bubolz Nature Preserve | 7 Comments

An early morning mist accompanied us on our walk through Bubolz Nature Preserve.
November 28, 2012 | Categories: Autumn, Bubolz Nature Preserve | 6 Comments

Mottled shadows decorate an overturned rowboat at Bubolz Nature Preserve.
November 10, 2012 | Categories: Autumn, Bubolz Nature Preserve | 7 Comments

Nature emerged as a golden treasure trove through our TR3 windscreen when we arrived at Bubolz Nature Preserve.
November 9, 2012 | Categories: Autumn, Bubolz Nature Preserve, Cars, Triumphs | 5 Comments

Maple trees were tapped and buckets hung in the Bubolz Nature Preserve during the first week of March. We missed the culminating event when the Sap was to be collected, turned into syrup and offered over ice cream on the last day of March. We found numerous buckets still collecting sap on our hike through the trails ten days later. The owner of this bucket appears to subscribe to the philosophy which states, “Presentation is everything!”
April 11, 2012 | Categories: Bubolz Nature Preserve, Spring | 15 Comments

We continue to receive new fluffy snowfalls which refresh the branches and base, keeping them clean and white.
March 4, 2011 | Categories: Appleton, Bubolz Nature Preserve, Scenic, Winter | 11 Comments

A pair of crooked trees serve as a portal into the cedar forest.
March 3, 2011 | Categories: Bubolz Nature Preserve, Scenic, Winter | 13 Comments

A lonely bench awaits the company of a weary skier on a trail curve at the Bubolz Nature Preserve on the outskirts of Appleton WI. The preserve has eight miles of ski trails through a mature cedar forest.
March 2, 2011 | Categories: Appleton, Bubolz Nature Preserve, Scenic, Winter | 9 Comments

This authentic log schoolhouse was first constructed at Franklin Elementary School in Appleton, WI with donated materials and labor to celebrate America’s Bicentennial. Twenty years later the schoolhouse was moved to a more natural setting at Bubolz Nature Perserve in Appleton where it was repaired and updated. It is still used by schoolchildren to experience early Wisconsin education including the 3 Rs taught by costumed teachers. A pointed dunce cap sits in a corner awaiting an unruly child.
January 20, 2011 | Categories: Appleton, Architecture, Bubolz Nature Preserve, Scenic, Winter | 15 Comments