The American Chestnut is a remarkable tree species. Many have never heard of it and few have seen them growing majestically in the wild, giants that they were. A highly…
I’ve often wondered why materials that are in short supply, like gold, are valued by some as treasure. The notion of something like pyrite or fool’s gold which anyone can…
Last week we helped my father-in-law celebrate his 100th birthday. While it is true that bodies can be a bit worn after working for 876,624 hours, don’t make assumptions about…
If I’d never seen blue sky, rippling water and reflections of light, I’d probably not believe someone who told me about them. “No way! That sounds impossible!” Maybe so, but…
Millstone Trails in Graniteville, Vermont, is a remarkable group of old granite quarries—from swimming pool size to a lake that is hundreds of feet deep—and literal mountains of “grout” (small…
Good news: lots more monarchs and monarch caterpillars around Central Vermont this year. What a thrill to see the chewed leaves of milkweed everywhere and plants loaded with frass…
Hummingbirds, of course, are simply an impossibility. Not just their abilities to fly and their coloration but also their tongue, something that wraps around the inside of their skull it…
Rarely am I photographing water without having my mind blown. Today, spending a couple hours on the North Branch at the Cascades, was no exception. Intense sunshine illuminates the stream…
One of the great delights of seeing flowers and leaves is the fact that light can be both reflected by their surfaces while also being transmitted through them. The balance…
Flowers and plants are such gifts. Years ago I swore I’d stop mowing a lawn. Now the entire yard is filled with flowers and wild areas where whatever wants to…
