“With each step, take refuge in Mother Earth.” The first thing I notice is that I’m following my shadow. This has always been a shady chamber of tall white pines, but one of the grandfathers has fallen, and new and sunlit growth surrounds the path through Holt/Kinney Woods. In Kay Holt’s childhood, she knew this […]
Dusk is the deepest part of twilight, that fleeting time of not quite dark when magic feels possible. At dusk this June you could catch magic in a mason jar like you did at the age of six. Remember? Optimism can be hard to come by, but this year the fireflies did their part. Our
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Earlier this Spring we joined a special Joshua’s Trust hike at Windham’s Allanach-Wolf Woodlands. This expansive 120-acre JT property hosts a rich ecosystem of forest, swamps, and waterways. A paved drive allows easier access to nature, but there are also walking trails winding through the woods and around stream-fed Lake Marie, where geese and ducks
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Early June; it’s the cusp of summer. As soon as I come over the hill and squeeze through the thick mountain laurel, I pick up the chorus of voices. From above, The Eastern Pe-wee (Pee-a-wee), the Pine Warbler, whose fast chirps defy mnemonics. And the Gray Tree Frog, whose trill sounds like a sedated Red-bellied
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When was the last time you came across a Wood Turtle? How about a Box Turtle? I usually suggest a hike. This time, take a drive. During the next several weeks we can all participate in a valuable rescue service. You’ve probably read that Galapagos Tortoises live for over two hundred years. Did you
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It wasn’t until I went looking for the heron rookery that I realized it had been too long since I walked in the woods alone, for what I might call “spiritual reawakening.” You might call it peace. You might not call it anything. But to me, this winter felt longer and more bitter than it
