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Daybreak at the Marsh
Sometimes I can be done with work early enough to glimpse the last gleams of daybreak at the marsh. Glorious days, those.
jonathanashipley
Apr 232 min read
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April showers at the Marsh
The marsh in rainy weather has a different feel. The soft susurrus of the rain over trees and fields, ponds and riverbanks, pulls me in.
jonathanashipley
Mar 292 min read
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Beep! Beep! Coyote on the trail!
On a frigid winter’s day, it did happen. I saw a coyote on the trail.
jonathanashipley
Feb 263 min read
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The Quiet Month: February at Cherokee Marsh
February is a quiet month here at the marsh. That is, until a wind comes.
jonathanashipley
Jan 292 min read
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Even in winter, life abounds
The marsh is a snowy wasteland. Or is it? I hear Canada geese with their rapturous calls on the Yahara. Even in winter, life abounds.
jonathanashipley
Jan 53 min read
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Carol of the Chickadee: December at Cherokee Marsh
The holidays are upon us and the marsh is quieted by the soft wind and softer snow flurries.
jonathanashipley
Nov 30, 20242 min read
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Mounds and Mortality
For more than 12,000 years, people have lived and died here.
jonathanashipley
Nov 12, 20242 min read
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The Wind Wolves of October: Autumn at Cherokee Marsh
Autumn comes, as it does, with crispness in the air, color in the leaves, and introspection in the mind.
jonathanashipley
Oct 1, 20242 min read
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Leaves of Grass: September in the Marsh
More than 400 species of plants exist on Wisconsin’s prairies. Whitman would have delighted in the rich variety, the rolling canvas of land
jonathanashipley
Sep 18, 20242 min read
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A yellow August at Cherokee Marsh
Essay and photos by Jonathan Shipley “I really just want to be warm yellow light that pours over everyone I love.” —Conor Oberst The...
jonathanashipley
Aug 21, 20242 min read
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