One of the joys for me of living in the same place for many years is discovering places where a flower or a group of flowers grows and returns each…
The temperature here was 24F this morning. Many plants froze hard and many, but not all, will recover without damage. The natural world is so attuned to the sun and…
Tonight is clear and temperatures could drop into the low 20s. The natural world has evolved to deal with weather like this but in the short run it is hard to…
Yes, as our friend Julia reminds, it really works to focus my attention on “awe and wonder.” Each day overflows. I’ve worried all week—one full of cold, rain, wind and…
Imagine a world where most evenings and many mornings the sky lights up in bright colors and during the day the sky is bright blue or filled with white clouds…
These two images were from last week, both showing a Willow (Salix) of some sort as it transitions from flowering to producing seed and the leaves begin to emerge. Both…
Many of the trees and shrubs are moving on from flowering to forming seeds to budding out their leaves. Seeing all this comes with patience and looking closely!
Only one great American Elm (Ulmus americana) remains in our small town. There are several other smaller ones but only this reminder of their former magnificence. I am still seeing…
The hills are turning a thousand shades of green (and red and gray and …) this week. The colors rival what we see in the Fall. Bumblebees buzz. The first…
Still Learning To See 