Tag Archives: nature
Watch Your Step
Another thing that happens after the rain: the salamanders come out! Last night and this morning, on my walks in the woods, the red efts were everywhere! I love seeing these little critters. But having them all out on the … Continue reading
After the Rain
After the rain, the trillium bow their heads. Everything is greener. The world is fresh and new and smells like wet leaves. And things that were once invisible are now in plain view. The cobwebs look like spent seeds at … Continue reading
Nature Red in Tooth and Claw
Out for a typical walk in the woods, I heard a commotion just as I was about to load Ollie, wet and muddy, into the car for the ride home. As I looked up, a small hawk flew into a … Continue reading
Bears in the Hood 2
Let me paint you a picture. It’s close to midnight. You’re sleeping soundly. And then your next door neighbors start hollering and running around their yard in their skivvies, shining a flashlight willy-nilly, strafing your house with the beam. Maybe … Continue reading
How Much Wood Would a Woodpecker Peck?
Spotted this guy on the side of the road as I headed up to Jay Peak for a work function this week. He’s done a number on that tree!
A Peeper Appears
I saw my first frog of the year last night! It was rainy and warm and as Adrian and I drove back from a wet walk with Ollie in Bristol, the little critter appeared in my headlights, hopping across the … Continue reading
Signs of Spring
I took a moment this morning before rushing to the car to listen to all the birds chirping merrily. The snow is still on the ground, but to hear it from the birds, the season is changing. Blue jays chasing … Continue reading
Snowy Day at the Homestead
We woke up to an unexpected landscape of white this morning, our neighbor’s retriever a splash of color against a monochromatic background. Three inches of heavy snow clung to branches and eaves and everything felt wet and portentous. As I … Continue reading
A Murder in the Trees
The other day, as the snow fell on New England, I took Ollie up into the woods near our house. There are no trails over there, and it’s pretty overgrown, but at one point it opens into a scraggly swamp. … Continue reading
