TheRoadScholar » Morton Arboretum http://www.laurieborman.com Laurie Borman on the road Sun, 08 Jan 2012 20:03:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 Acorns Galore This Fall http://www.laurieborman.com/acorns-galore-the-fall http://www.laurieborman.com/acorns-galore-the-fall#comments Mon, 04 Oct 2010 11:16:33 +0000 TheRoadScholar http://www.laurieborman.com/?p=802 Chicago, IL–Crunch, crunch, crunch.  The sound of fall leaves underfoot?  Maybe, but probably a lot of acorns, too.

You may have noticed an abundance of acorns this fall.  It’s not because the squirrels can’t keep up.  Morton Arboretum in Lisle, IL  reports that this is a natural phenomenon called a mast year.  The warm, dry spring [...]]]> http://www.laurieborman.com/acorns-galore-the-fall/feed 0 Hitchin’ Up the Huskies at Morton Arboretum Sunday! http://www.laurieborman.com/hitchin-up-the-huskies-at-morton-arboretum-sunday http://www.laurieborman.com/hitchin-up-the-huskies-at-morton-arboretum-sunday#comments Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:02:21 +0000 TheRoadScholar http://www.laurieborman.com/?p=512 Dog sledding at Morton Arboretum. Photo by Laurie Borman

 

Lisle, IL–Little kids, big kids, and adults who wished they were kids turned out to see the dog sledding demonstrations at the Morton Arboretum today.  (The dogs will also be there tomorrow, Jan. 31,  from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.)  Adopt A Husky brought out several Siberian [...]]]> http://www.laurieborman.com/hitchin-up-the-huskies-at-morton-arboretum-sunday/feed 0