In the past I’ve mentioned Nicole Grubman’s fabulous small book, I Left My Sole in Vermont, a gem that describes a couple dozen walks on the back country roads of…
A summer thunderstorm—given that a tree doesn’t get blown down and injure someone—is delightful. I just woke from a light nap, dipping in and out of sleep, all to the…
My friend Michael and I wandered on a long walk through Hubbard Park yesterday. On a warm and humid day the woodland trails were cool, inviting us to feast on summer’s…
Butterflies and summer are a great pair. I don’t pretend to be an expert but my whole life I’ve enjoyed them. When I was twelve I built a big screened…
I love getting in close, like a bumblebee, to the flowers in the garden! It is another world there. Bernd Heinrich’s latest book, The Homing Instinct, talks about…
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One of the joys of summer are the flowers, gorgeous from all sides! Honestly, I should just spend the rest of the day on my hands and knees with my…
Most of the patterns I saw at the beach in North Carolina were in shades of sandy brown or the whites, grays and blues of the sky, but a few…
From the front porch of the place we rented on the beach in North Carolina we could see both the sunrise and the sunset! There were some gorgeous ones too. And…
We recently spent a week on the beach near Wilmington, North Carolina, just six days ahead of the visit by Hurricane Arthur. Our weather was gorgeous and the water perfect. I…
Still Learning To See 