It rained the other day, thank the heavens above. Grass was crisping; even the tomatoes show signs of stress. Porch plants need extra watering with...
I am resisting spring this year. Usually, it is my favorite time of year — the slow, shy, sometimes elusive reawakening of the earth fills me with...
Some mornings over the past few weeks I have looked out the window to see cloud-thick mist spread across the landscape. It is impossible to see the...
Sometimes the birds seem to fly in the wrong direction. A couple of weeks ago I heard geese overhead only to look up and see them flying south. A...
The trees know. Despite the deep freezes of past weeks, I notice dark rings forming around the larger tree trunks. The birch stems, rising from the...
This one is for Robert. It’s a new year. The first month is nearly over. It’s been gray and extra cold; while we might long for brightening days...
The moonlight was so bright I thought there was new snow on the grass and the shed roof. As often on these long pandemic nights, if I wake and...
The days continue to shorten. The sun appears later and disappears earlier each day for at least a few more weeks. The landscape has become...
In October our environmental reading group reviewed a summary of the new Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Report — its sixth report...
Quick! Before another crazy thing happens, let’s take stock. On Jan. 1, we thought we could stride across the threshold into 2021 and leave behind...
These past weeks since Nov. 3 feel like a period of suspended animation. As if we fell into a deep crevasse inside a glacier, we are caught between...
This time of year is hard, I find. Despite our family celebrating three birthdays in October, and enjoying the moments of glorious color...