by Staff-2021 | Jun 5, 2023 | Our Stories
Dear Curiosity Journal, It’s time to plant the marigolds for the 3rd Annual Driftless Dia de Muertos Celebration to be held on October 7th. I am joined by Gloria, a lead volunteer and member of the organizing committee, and our friends Shaun and Aaron, who came to...
by Staff-2021 | Jun 4, 2023 | Our Stories
Dear Curiosity Journal, Eleven bird enthusiasts gathered for the Driftless Curiosity Bird Lovers Program on Saturday, led by local expert Barbara Duerksen. Right before Barb drove in, I spotted a Scarlet Tanager in the tree above where she parked, as if announcing her...
by Staff-2021 | Jun 4, 2023 | Our Stories
Dear Curiosity Journal, When I look through photos of the last few days, I think to myself, “We look hot” – not as in sexy, rather like we need to drink some water in the shade. Several times this week, I’ve looked at Rufus and he has a bit of a “heat strokey”...
by Staff-2021 | Jun 2, 2023 | Our Stories
Dear Curiosity Journal, June greets us with a slap of dusty heat, the type of weather that makes farmers watch the clouds and beg for rain. We’re running irrigation, moving sprinklers, and watering animals from sunrise to sunset. The planting must go on, but the rain...
by Staff-2021 | Jun 2, 2023 | Our Stories
When farmwork takes its toll… When the glare of the sun bears down, When your hamstrings seize up and your shoulders turn brown, When you smell like a weird mix of lanolin and asparagus When you’re dehydrated, bug bitten, and driven to cuss, When you wish you didn’t...
