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 […]
John Hankins, in the Joshua’s Trust blog, described our then new Madeline Regan Preserve in Tolland thusly: “a ridge-top trail runs along a glacial esker ridge that parallels the Connecticut Path. From the top of the ridge, you can look down 70 or 80 vertical feet into what looks to be a glacial kettle hole,
The Sky Was Falling Read Post »
By Irene Barnard Irises Despite a spate of snowstorms it’s clear that winter is passing. Spring is coming, and with it the sun’s rebirth after a season of darkness. Waking from winter’s deep sleep, hibernating animals stir in their dens, and so do we—even with February’s cold! New buds peek through the snow and ice,
Between Winter Solstice and the Spring Equinox Read Post »
