If I Was a Tree

Late April still feels empty here in the Dorothy Goodwin Reserve. We are poised on the cusp of spring, tree buds just beginning to pop. No migrant birds have yet arrived to fill the woods with warbler song. (I like these colorful yearly migrants: keep the border open.) Just one Red-bellied Woodpecker follows me, bagpiping […]

Happy 53rd Anniversary of Earth Day, April 22, 2023!

First the disclaimer: today’s blog is a product of my own heart and in no way reflects the policy of this conservation organization. Joshua’s Trust is apolitical and non-denominational and is not affiliated with radicals or crazies. Even retired ones. Only the Yippiest among you will remember the exorcism and levitation of the Pentagon from […]

Star-gazing and Dark Skies

Hilltop view of Orion’s Belt by David Silsbee By Charlotte Pyle I went out the other night to look at the stars.  The view of the night sky is fairly obstructed by trees at my house, but fitting perfectly between two pine trees, there was a familiar constellation of the Winter sky.   The ancient Greeks […]