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Keeping pace

October 04, 2020 - I was hoping for a good beach day, as in, a fairly warm, late-afternoon-in-the-sun filled with Seaside Goldenrod blooms,...
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All grown up

August 15, 2020 - There have been enough adult Monarch butterflies flitting around, and, happily, plenty of the new milkweeds that the lep...
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Grand milkweed opening

June 22, 2020 - I've had my eyes on several parcels of Common Milkweed plants, all of which had been in clusters of tight flower buds th...
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First day survivor

August 11, 2019 - Yesterday I spotted my first Monarch butterfly eggs; today, on a walk to prepare for an upcoming guided tour of the Pres...
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Monarch return

June 09, 2019 - Once again, and for all good... and no good... reasons, I'm so far behind that I thought I'd just post this happy shot,...
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Monarch munchers

August 11, 2018 - It was absolutely pouring when I got up, and I thought about cancelling the public walk I was scheduled to lead at the P...
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Easy parking

August 05, 2018 - Going to the beach on a hot Sunday summer morning was probably an act of insanity, even though I had left early enough t...
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Monarchs, incoming

June 24, 2018 - A couple of generations past the overwintering congregation in the Mexican highlands, the Monarch butterflies are back o...
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Milkweed hunt

December 23, 2017 - I thought I was strong enough to tackle a trail where I knew, from earlier experience—which is to say, before surgery—ha...
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Birth of the high-flying generation

August 11, 2017 - Monarch butterflies have been hit hard in recent years, and as a result of pesticides, the elimination of far too many m...
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Monarch season begins

August 06, 2017 - I was out with a group of Avalonia Land Conservancy folks this morning at an area known as the Peck Preserve to examine...
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Well-worn traveler

August 18, 2016 - To get ready to lead a public walk on the 27th to the Thomas Miner refuge, a place I got to know intimately a couple of...
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Happy surprise

July 01, 2016 - This morning found me at my old haunt, the Miner refuge in Stonington, where I'd spent parts of 2013 and 2014 working on...
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The monarch arrives

August 14, 2015 - Of all the creatures whose arrival is most eagerly anticipated, I'd guess that the Monarch Butterfly might rank highest...
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