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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. The last flake?
March 23, 2017
Almost all scientific evidence to the contrary, I am a great and long-time believer in my uncanny ability to jinx the universe. So, it is not without extreme trepidation...
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Bryophyting
March 22, 2017
A few years ago, I had the great good fortune, at an event known as the Andrews Foray, to run into a Mainer named Ralph Pope, an amateur botanist with a pro's interest an...
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Along comes a tiny spider
March 21, 2017
I'm going to begin this edition of the blog with an apology: I should know the identity of this ground-scurrying spider from the eye position alone... but I don't... yet.
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Out of the snow
March 20, 2017
It's still cold to start the day, but it's definitely warming up in the afternoon, and though a combination of still fierce winds and a mountain of writing kept the natur...
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Re-awakening, redux
March 19, 2017
It's going to be one of those Marches, the kind that drives you mad. Spring weather arrives early, then retreats, the re-arrives, then re-retreats, then... well, you get...
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