I don’t do things “by the book.” By the book works fine for complete newbies & maybe for people who start something but aren’t likely to stick with it. There are dozens, if not hundreds of “do’s & don’ts” sites out there on the web. I’m also lazy. Very lazy. But this method has provided […]
The woodland trails belonging to Joshua’s Trust were busier than ever this year. With so many working from home the trails were a safe place to avoid exposure to the pandemic. The opportunity to get out and get moving in fresh air provided not only a physical outlet, but also a mental health break. As we resume a
The path from March to May always twists and turns, fraught with weather surprises. At the Friedman Memorial Forest, April snow is heavy and winter’s hush has returned to the woods. Shark fins of bright green skunk cabbage pop up through snow by the brook, looking implausible, a page from a kids coloring book. No
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Two crows are speaking their gentle Morse Code language high in a gypsy-moth-beheaded Maple as I go by. They always sound contented while making these vocalizations, like an affectionate couple sharing a story about a weird neighbor (I’m sure Bernd Heinrich knows what they really mean). I’m walking Joshua’s Trust’s Pond Lot trail in late
Six of us strode a sunlit forest ridge along Chapin Brook in Holt/Kinney Woods late last fall. Earlier Co-Steward Mia and I had discovered a carefully hidden mountain bike trail there. While we all discussed how to dismantle it and discourage future bikers, it became clear that we could repurpose much of it as a
At four AM the night sparkles. The full moon is low enough to cast reflective glitter on the inch of eerie blue snow in my yard. Snow is frozen (crystallized) water vapor. Yes, it’s a gas turned right into a solid – fallen from the sky. A “blizzard” is defined as a severe snowstorm with
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