No matter how cold the winter, spring always comes. While this may not be true in the North, it is in the Southern Hemisphere. Regardless of your location onthe globe, the ethos remains the same — that time is […]
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Column, Living the Dream
Livin’ the Dream: Thick fog disorients into white emptiness
This will be an adventure, I thought as I pulled into the boat launch. Well, it looked like the boat launch but there was no water to be seen anywhere. Not like that commercial where the water is drained […]
Column, Movie Diary
The Movie Diary: Wasting away again
In the late 1970s, when I was in junior high school and first getting into music, I preferred New Wave bands like The Cars, Devo, Squeeze, and The Vapors. I found their songs to be upbeat and fun, which […]
Column, The Outside Story
The Outside Story: Cliffs host varied flora and fauna
On a recent hike up Eagle Mountain in Milton, Vermont, we climbed to a ledge overlooking Lake Champlain. Turkey vultures soared overhead, tilting back and forth on the breeze. A sheer cliff dropped to the forest below us, a […]
Column, Mountain Meditation
Mountain Meditation: Animal sightings and signs part 5
For decades every summer and fall I’ve admired the loon couple on Kent Pond from a distance through my husband’s binoculars. When we bought a kayak I was excited to discover what I see from the water. So I […]
Column, Cosmic catalogue
Cosmic Catalogue: Move forward
The last Full Moon at the end of August, certainly brought things to an emotional climax. Since then, it’s been about assessing the damage as the dust slowly settles. New boundaries and limits meant new rules about communication, logistics […]
Column, Living the Dream
Livin’ the Dream: Walking in the woods reveals truths, connections
Walking in the woods reveals truths, connections I’ve been here many times before, but today it’s a secret adventure. I slide my foot through the ferns, trying to find a solid placement for my foot. The ground is still quite a […]
Column, Movie Diary
The Movie Diary: On the right route
I take the same route to my office every day. I’ve done this for a long time and only once have I been forced to detour. On that occasion, an 18-wheeler had been trying to avoid an accident and, […]
Column, The Outside Story
The Outside Story: The life of a snapping turtle
Until 65 million years ago, huge reptiles dominated our planet – and every summer I think they might be making a comeback. The sight of a snapping turtle hauling herself onto a sunny log or lifting her incredible bulk […]
Column, Mountain Meditation
Mountain Meditation: Animal sightings and signs part 4: One lucky duck and Canada Geese
My husband Duane and our Black Lab Luke had a magical experience years ago near the boat ramp in Kent Pond. A female Mallard was caught in a fishline. Duane fetched his trusty Swiss Army knife […]