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Every day, if the weather is reasonable, which is to say not pouring (and sometimes even then), I try to start the morning with a walk through the woods and fields near home—a trek that includes many, many stops to photograph the natural history I find along the way. There can be a second "nature hike" when I break for lunch, and there are days when I'm outdoors keeping tabs on the natural world from dawn to dusk, as well as after dark. I've made my living as a photojournalist, specializing in science and medicine, for more than 39 years, and documenting nature in pictures and words has long been a passion. Every day brings a new discovery. Every day, I'll try to post the best one. Darlin' companion
February 08, 2018
Normally, I wind up walking alone. It isn't that I'm antisocial—I'm actually quite friendly... really—it's just that my schedule these days is so chaotic and unpredictabl...
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After the great storm
February 07, 2018
I know the anniversary of the arrival of the Greatest Blizzard, the "perfect storm" of 1978, was yesterday, and I'm also aware that there are at least a few people who wi...
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The Great Storm's 40th
February 06, 2018
Forty years ago this morning, the first flakes of snow started falling from a pewter sky. It was cold, real cold, and both the official forecasts and the unofficial signs...
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Warming the water
February 05, 2018
More relative warmth. More sun. More melting. More surprises. Early this afternoon I was taking my neighbor's dog for a walk, and we always sample the area around the upp...
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Now starring
February 04, 2018
A little warmth was in the air, and with it, the Noah-sized stream in the backwoods was in free-flowing form. Just after lunch, I did a five-miler, at an aerobic pace and...
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