by Marjorie Rachlin Once upon a time, in the merry month of May, Mother Doe gave birth to Little Fawn in the big wood Rock Creek. She nursed him for […]
Neighbors In The News
Neighbors and neighborhood institutions are making headlines in larger publications than our humble Connection. Here are a few that have popped up in recent months: Recipes from a revolution: Scott […]
Backyard Nature Guide: The Tiger In Your Yard
by Marjorie Rachlin A yellow butterfly with black hatchmarks flutters into the backyard, circles the garden, and lands on the purple blossom of the butterfly bush. Several years ago I […]
Backyard Nature Guide: Avian Courtship
by Marjorie Rachlin Sitting on the back porch the morning of April 15th, I heard a rapid, bubbly birdsong coming from the back of the yard. Sure enough, my house […]
Backyard Nature: No red herring
by Marjorie Rachlin Did you know that herring come up Rock Creek to spawn this time of year? Blueback herring and alewives, males and females, leave the ocean every spring. […]
Backyard Nature Guide: Spring Critters
By Marjorie Rachlin One sunny day in early March, I heard what I had been waiting for: a high sweet trill, repeated every few minutes. When I walked over and looked in […]