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July 07, 2019 - In the classic 1942 film Casablanca, Bogie lifts up Bergman's chin and says "Here's lookin' at you, kid." This critter m...

July 03, 2019 - With my granddaughter in camp all day, I've been able to do at least a bit of trekking, and my venue, for the past few m...

September 29, 2018 - Among the end-of-the-growing-season wildflowers, I'd rate the members of the Gentian family at just about at the top of...

September 09, 2017 - One of the most useful things about keeping natural history records is that, after a while—several years, at the very le...

April 14, 2017 - I was torn, this morning, between duty to my heart, and, well, my heart: translation: I needed to actually work out, rat...

April 11, 2017 - In the spring, there are many variations on the "opening day" theme, from the welcome signs on the golf courses and gard...

November 05, 2016 - The Campions and other members of the Pink Family (a.k.a. Caryophyllaceae) are among the first wildflowers to bloom, but...

June 10, 2016 - It's been a remarkable June for Mountain Laurels, and while I thought there could be few rivals of the amazing display t...

April 09, 2016 - My trek today took me to a new area, this one north of my ridge in a stretch of fields and wetlands that may, in time, b...

October 03, 2015 - Today was dump day—well, Transfer Station and Landfill day, since we no longer have a dump—and after I sent the outright...

September 04, 2015 - I was finally able to push my body past an overgrowth of vegetation—an overgrowth that no doubt harbored an abundance of...

August 17, 2015 - I got some bad news last night, when my recent blood work came back and showed that, once again, I tested positive for L...

August 06, 2015 - There's something amazing in the early August air: the powerful perfume of Clethra alnifolia. I'm not sure there's any s...

July 09, 2015 - I guess I take bumblebees for granted. They're always around, happily pollinating a myriad of plants and doing the job o...