Sometimes a pathway winds over land that wears only slight evidence of its history, cheerfully ushering us along. Good hiking. And sometimes a route will switchback down into dark and damaged territory where the uncomfortable past awaits. Joshua’s Trust’s Rankin Preserve features both landscapes. The changing characteristics of a deciduous forest indeed create – or […]
Rankin in Recovery Read Post »
Phew, I’m breathing a sigh of relief after the whirlwind that the holiday season has been. I feel like I’m just now able to take a moment and think about what I hope for 2022. I won’t bore you with my more personal resolutions but I will share a few intentions I have for this
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Iconic artist Joseph Albers invented Color Theory. His most influential paintings were a deceptively simple series called “Homage to the Square”. One example: A square set in a square, forgettable yellow within a dull gray, looks like a con job – until you stare into it for a few minutes. Suddenly a glowing, vibrating afterimage
A brief hike beckons, in a sunny late morning, in one of the best parts of the year. Mid-October and it’s so warm it’s even warm in the shade. Time is getting short until winter comes down hard; this might be the last 70-degree day until April. And Cumulus clouds usually fill in after lunch.
My son is getting fussy again and I know just the thing that will turn his mood around, taking a trip outside. When we go outside, he stares with wonder at the trees as they sway in the breeze. He excitedly exclaims, “ah!” when he sees a flower or plant that he likes and wants
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It’s October. How about a spooky story? It’s a lazy Fall day at the Gurley-Mason Mill and as you can see, I can’t find a very dramatic photo for this post. Built right smack during the Revolutionary War, the historic site is protected by Joshua’s Trust, and its rare up-and-down sawmill is in the Smithsonian.
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