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'A Spring Song': Reconnecting with nature after the winter thaw

1 week ago | wisconsinlife.org | Ron Weber |Maureen McCollum

As winter fades and Wisconsin begins to thaw, the changing season brings renewal not only to the land but also to the human spirit. Writer Ron Weber explores how the arrival of spring awakens long-forgotten memories, and he invites us to rediscover the sense of wonder that often lies dormant within us. ==“A Spring Song”We look forward to it with the anticipation of a child waiting for a midnight visit from Santa.
White pine eulogy: Honoring the many lives of a Wisconsin tree

1 month ago | wisconsinlife.org | Ron Weber |Sarah Hopefl |Maureen McCollum

A white pine in northern Wisconsin stood for more than 150 years before it met ultimate fate. Writer Ron Weber of Weyerhaeuser reflects on the tree’s resiliency and how its legacy is being preserved for years to come. ==About the time the Civil War was ending a white pine seed landed in mineral soil and took root in the Oxbo area of the Flambeau River near Winter.
'And they call it deer hunting': Appreciating nature in the midst of the wait

Nov 21, 2024 | wisconsinlife.org | Ron Weber |Maureen McCollum

A lot of deer hunting consists of sitting around, waiting patiently in the woods for the perfect moment. As writer Ron Weber tells us, he takes the down time to admire the natural world around him, the perfect moment omnipresent without a deer in sight. His story comes just as gun deer season begins Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024 in Wisconsin.
'Requiem for a Hope': Honoring the spruce and other old trees

Oct 22, 2024 | wisconsinlife.org | Ron Weber |Maureen McCollum

Most of us wouldn’t think twice about cutting down an old evergreen that has grown more brown than green. But for writer and forester Ron Weber, the bark of one old blue spruce holds more than just the life of a tree. ==Sometime around 1965, Marge and Pete Miller planted a blue spruce 25 feet from the house. I imagine they hoped it would eventually grace the view from their dining room.
'Lessons Learned': Reminiscing on childhood adventures of fishing with friends

Jun 6, 2024 | wisconsinlife.org | Ron Weber |Maureen McCollum

It’s hard to forget those first tastes of independence as a child, when you embark on adventures with your friends that turn out to be life-altering rites of passage. Writer Ron Weber looks back on one quest he took with his friends in the summer of 1976 in southeast Wisconsin when they were 12-years-old. ==On a Kenosha County map, it is known as the Kilbourn Road Ditch. But in my youth, it was the Yukon, the Colorado or many other storied waters.
Come opening day, the big woods waits

Nov 15, 2023 | ladysmithnews.com | Ron Weber

Opening day 2022, deep in the heart of the Chequamagon-Nicolet national forest near Clam Lake in Bayfield County. Scattered gunshots greet the daylight, heightening the excitement unique to opening morning. Only time would tell what waited for me down the trail. As the shots become more infrequent and the morning wears on, a hint of doubt enters my mind as I think to myself, “Maybe I should have sat somewhere else.”Suddenly, at about 10 a.m., a deer materializes, seemingly out of nowhere.
Fields of dreams: Remembering the neighborhood baseball diamonds

Aug 17, 2023 | wisconsinlife.org | Ron Weber |Brad Kolberg

There are so many activities that define summertime as a kid. Maybe it’s running through a sprinkler. Trips to the library. Playing tag through the neighbors’ yards. For writer Ron Weber, it was playing baseball, something he looks back on with deeply fond memories. ==It comes as the snow melts in mid-March and the ground is dried by wind and sunshine on those early warm days, as the sun continues riding a little higher on its daily arc.