Most birds in our area begin their annual nest building and house hunting in late March-early April. So if you’d like to offer a place in your yard to a romantic couple looking to start a family, check out wildohio.com for nest box/bird house plans you (or the handy person in your life) can build to attract birds. Once on the site, click on “Wildlife Watching” and then “Attracting Wildlife.” Or stop by Titgemeier’s Feed & Garden Store, established in 1888. It is my favorite Toledo place for bird houses, the best specialty blended bird seed mixes and feeders.
701 Western Ave. Mon-Fri 9am-6pm; Sat 8am-5pm. 419.243.3731 or titgemeiers.com
Backyard offers pathways to personal transformations
Celebrate spring by taking an amazing meditative walk to awaken your creativity, re-energize yourself or find some peace at the Norma Stark Memory Garden and Labyrinth. Conceived by Norma Stark to honor the memory of her parents and, true to her generous nature, the pathway is open to anyone interested in a transformative experience. Surrounded by a lovely Zen-like garden, the beautiful hand-crafted labyrinth is an absolute marvel of workmanship and an adaptation of a 9 circuit Chartres Labyrinth in France. This path of discovery is now maintained by Norma’s friends in her memory (Norma passed away in 2011). Located in the backyard of the Stark residence (345 W. South Boundary across from the school), it is free and open to the public year-round. Park along the street or in the driveway and follow the sidewalk around to the back. My favorite time to go is during the gentle glow of an evening sunset. It is very sunny in the afternoons (wear sunglasses) and refreshing in the mornings with chirping birds as well as the the play of light and shadow across the garden (lanterns light the way at night). Visibility is best when the moon is at half to full phase. Go when you have some time to really enjoy and delight in the space.
Gaze upon the big bright Crow Moon rising March 16 and rejoice that spring is near! The Native Americans noticed that the joyous cawing of the returning crows coincided with the last full moon of the ebbing winter. Crows and the March full moon became the heralds of the first day of spring (March 20 in the northern hemisphere). To learn more about the phases of our fascinating celestial neighbor, other lore and upcoming eclipses, visit moonconnection.com.
House-hunting season
Most birds in our area begin their annual nest building and house hunting in late March-early April. So if you’d like to offer a place in your yard to a romantic couple looking to start a family, check out wildohio.com for nest box/bird house plans you (or the handy person in your life) can build to attract birds. Once on the site, click on “Wildlife Watching” and then “Attracting Wildlife.” Or stop by Titgemeier’s Feed & Garden Store, established in 1888. It is my favorite Toledo place for bird houses, the best specialty blended bird seed mixes and feeders.
701 Western Ave. Mon-Fri 9am-6pm; Sat 8am-5pm. 419.243.3731 or titgemeiers.com
Backyard offers pathways to personal transformations
Celebrate spring by taking an amazing meditative walk to awaken your creativity, re-energize yourself or find some peace at the Norma Stark Memory Garden and Labyrinth. Conceived by Norma Stark to honor the memory of her parents and, true to her generous nature, the pathway is open to anyone interested in a transformative experience. Surrounded by a lovely Zen-like garden, the beautiful hand-crafted labyrinth is an absolute marvel of workmanship and an adaptation of a 9 circuit Chartres Labyrinth in France. This path of discovery is now maintained by Norma’s friends in her memory (Norma passed away in 2011). Located in the backyard of the Stark residence (345 W. South Boundary across from the school), it is free and open to the public year-round. Park along the street or in the driveway and follow the sidewalk around to the back. My favorite time to go is during the gentle glow of an evening sunset. It is very sunny in the afternoons (wear sunglasses) and refreshing in the mornings with chirping birds as well as the the play of light and shadow across the garden (lanterns light the way at night). Visibility is best when the moon is at half to full phase. Go when you have some time to really enjoy and delight in the space.
Gaze upon the big bright Crow Moon rising March 16 and rejoice that spring is near! The Native Americans noticed that the joyous cawing of the returning crows coincided with the last full moon of the ebbing winter. Crows and the March full moon became the heralds of the first day of spring (March 20 in the northern hemisphere). To learn more about the phases of our fascinating celestial neighbor, other lore and upcoming eclipses, visit moonconnection.com.
