by George Jacobi Joshua’s Trust doesn’t preserve much meadow acreage (there isn’t much left in CT), so for us, midsummer’s botanical color is enjoyed along sunny open roadsides. And we drive by them, paying scant attention. But summer’s wildflowers sometimes have stories to tell. One of those common colors, according to Peterson’s Field Guide description […]
Spending August with Anne and Joe Read Post »
When it happened, I couldn’t have been more than 12, but it’s among my most vivid memories of that age. Services had ended in our little stone Episcopalian church and congregants were in the small parking lot, chatting and preparing to drive home. A commotion attracted me and my brother. As a crowd stood around,
Disconcerting Midsummer Detour Read Post »
By George Jacobi On my way to meet co-steward Marian Matthews at Joshua’s Trust Byles Sanctuary I was delayed by my fourth turtle rescue of the week. It was another Painted Turtle, and thankfully didn’t involve any more vehicular drama. One earlier stop was a Spotted Turtle, a creature of DEEP CT special concern. The
In June it’s Easy Being Green Read Post »
By George Jacobi In Fall of 2022 I watched in awe as two ordinary guys moved a rock that weighed maybe a ton. It took only five minutes with a grip hoist to drag it twenty feet across the Fenton River and lock in place a huge tree trunk that they had already positioned–using physics
Stabilization Begets Restoration in Gurleyville Read Post »
By George Jacobi Something had been gnawing at me since the well-attended walk on the Madeleine Regan Preserve, some buried thought that seemed worth unearthing. I kept digging for it unsuccessfully while falling asleep or otherwise unencumbered by day-to-day life. It finally dawned on me that to revisit it, I’d have to revisit it (I’m
One Hundred Centuries Read Post »
by George Jacobi I’ve had the Courant delivered forever. I walk joyfully out to the mailbox at dawn, rain or snow notwithstanding, to greet the new day with its birdsong and news. Yet I think it’s about over for me. I suspect you’d agree that without in-depth written reporting one is adrift on an ocean
You Tell Me That It’s E-volution Read Post »
