Protecting Land and Preserving Heritage. Forever.
First the disclaimer: today’s blog is a product of my own heart and in no way reflects the policy of this conservation organization. Joshua’s Trust is apolitical and non-denominational and is not affiliated with radicals or crazies. Even retired ones. Only the Yippiest among you will remember the exorcism and levitation of the Pentagon from […]
Hilltop view of Orion’s Belt by David Silsbee By Charlotte Pyle I went out the other night to look at the stars. The view of the night sky is fairly obstructed by trees at my house, but fitting perfectly between two pine trees, there was a familiar constellation of the Winter sky. The ancient Greeks […]
“Contrary to what you may have heard, there is no new data predicting a large earthquake in eastern Connecticut,” stated Dawn McKenzie, Regional Coordinator at the United States Geological Survey. “We recommend only the usual awareness at this time.” The 2022 annual report from the Geological Survey does forecast significant seismological activity for eastern Connecticut […]
When we go, we always leave something of ourselves behind.When she closes her eyes to tell a story, she travels through time, back to when she and her twin sister Harriett were little girls on a big farm. From behind her wide smile a clearly remembered, deeply felt tale evolves, slowly spun in that dropped […]
It’s a compulsion, this walking alone. It’s one of my purest pleasures. Today I revisit Iron Mine Valley. Hiking in what remains of Connecticut’s wilderness, my alertness is at a high pitch, right-brained introspection at an equal one. This little JT area is the ‘front porch’ of the Natchaug State Forest, among the thickest, darkest […]
OPTIMISM – Ten Bucks and Change It’s hard to come by these days, isn’t it? Action, you already know, is the most effective antidote for existential gloom. Psychologists are right when they say helping others is the best medicine. I’m now belatedly but determinedly engaged in creating more ecological islands in my ragged lawn: naturalized […]
Winter solstice. Our shortest days, long long LONG nights. Less sunlight is thought to produce less serotonin and more melatonin, leading to Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) for a few folks. Many of us will mourn the comfort and beauty of summer, lament the severely shrunken luxuriance of local life. Some may be the opposite: encouraged […]
17 September 2022 A workshop on writing about nature. Perfect…just what the Universe ordered. We meet at Knowlton Hill Preserve, George, Marcia, Emely, and me. Four people from different backgrounds with one important thing in common: a love of nature. After a brief introduction led by George, the workshop facilitator, we separate to ponder and […]
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By John Hankins My wife Beth and I live in the southern part of Mansfield, directly adjacent to the southern terminus of the Nipmuck Trail. The presence of the trail across the street from our house is not a coincidence. We bought the house nearly 30 years ago because the trail gave us instant access […]
