Ice skimmed down the trees, touching them here and there. When the sun came out, it caught and glinted. It was five degrees that afternoon …
Read articleStarships and salamanders are on the move (March 31 newsletter)
Standing water spills over at the edge of the marsh, and the peepers are loud — high, rising, calling all around us. It feels too early to believe in spring yet, but the frogs are awake.
Read articleCan we stretch out for a moment in the sun? (March 10 newsletter)
The sun is coming out today for an hour or two. Where should we go for a walk? It’s one of those unexpected early spring days that jumps ahead for a flicker, like that afternoon in mud time in the Robert Frost poem …
Read articleSnowshoe and cross country ski trails
The winter woods can be quiet and beautiful in the snow. In the valleys we have trails to walk when the snow is light or snowshoe or ski when it gets deeper, and on the ridges some trails are groomed for skiers.
Read articleTrout lilies bloom on Petersburg Pass
I’ve never seen anything else like it. Five of us met at Petersburg pass on a warm April morning for a walk in the hills … and the woods were covered and carpeted in trout lilies.
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