Category Archives: nature

Autumn Evening

Posted on November 18, 2020 by

As I walked old trails with a young dog last evening, our world was lovely and quiet. Especially so after the previous day’s windstorm, the one that pushed over the screen at the drive-in theater. I sauntered, scanning for spoons … Continue reading →

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Late June

Posted on June 27, 2020 by

“If man is ever going to admit that he belongs to the earth, not the other way round, it probably will be in late June. Then it is that life surpasses man’s affairs with incredible urgency and outreaches him in … Continue reading →

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Literate Bugs

Posted on June 17, 2020 by

I’ve had this welcome sign hanging outside on the house for a little over a year now.  Lately it seems to be attracting some interesting little creatures.  I tried for a little while to identify them, but it proved to … Continue reading →

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Knotty Story

Posted on March 22, 2020 by

This tale from my isolated workshop is actually quite tame compared to Boccaccio’s famous ones from the 14th Century told by a group of friends isolating themselves in an Italian villa; unfortunately timely circumstances. Amid the adjustments to the ever … Continue reading →

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The Winter of Our Content

Posted on March 1, 2020 by

March is here and Spring is around the corner.  But I walked slowly and savored winter this morning.  That corner will get here soon enough. The bright early sun had yet to get the best of the overnight cold, and … Continue reading →

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Liking Lichens

Posted on January 27, 2020 by

What is produced by a free stroke charms us, like the forms of lichens and leaves. There is a certain perfection in accidents which we never consciously attain. — Henry David Thoreau, A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers … Continue reading →

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Three Spoons in November

Posted on November 23, 2019 by

Seeing this photo with the summer sun warming the flowers beside the fence makes me, on this frosty November morning, think about the changing of the seasons. The sun this morning casts longer shadows onto the lawn strewn with golden … Continue reading →

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The Gladness of the River

Posted on May 23, 2019 by

It avails not, neither time or place—distance avails not, I am with you, you men and women of a generation, or ever so many generations hence, I project myself, also I return—I am with you, and know how it is. … Continue reading →

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Beaver Connections

Posted on March 10, 2019 by

Since sharing some photos of beaver activity in a blog post a couple weeks ago I’ve made a few more beaver connections.  One goes way back to Aesop. If, like me, you weren’t familiar with that unsettling story, this should … Continue reading →

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Icy River Walk

Posted on February 22, 2019 by

I like walking along the river near my house, really more of a creek.  The ebb and flow of the water and the seasons always brings something new to see. As the water level receded last weekend, ice ornaments sparkled … Continue reading →

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