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Saw in the grass
June 03, 2020 - Today, the exciting natural history activity was a trip to the landfill—a time to strike a blow for sustainability by re...
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Enlisted odonate
May 29, 2020 - There's a group of dragonflies known as corporals that take to the air early in the season and are among the odes that I...
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New normal
April 18, 2020 - An all-day, heavy, and cold rain—there was actually significant snow not-too-far to our north and west—kept me inside an...
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The other mayflower
April 17, 2020 - The top of Lantern Hill is only 491 feet high, but, because it's the only real promontory in the neighborhood, the view...
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Fooled again (by design)
August 01, 2019 - It's been a remarkable year for Monarch butterflies! Except, if you look carefully, you'll notice something perplexing....
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Mimic harassment
August 10, 2018 - Today was the once-a-month-or-so time to visit the town dump, and, with the trash and recyclables deposited in their pro...
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Raven quotes
June 27, 2018 - Stasia was amenable to a hike today. Actually—and this has been something of a surprise from her recent, I-no-longer-wan...
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Red-spotted perfection
June 17, 2018 - At first glance, I was sorely tempted to dismiss this little gem as yet another Spicebush Swallowtail, the butterfly spe...
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Recovery reward
May 04, 2018 - When I finished hauling all of the trash—praise be, more recyclables than garbage—to the various proper places at the du...
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Spring arrival greeting corps
March 20, 2018 - There's a tradition around here for greeting the start of spring, which arrived officially at 12:15 PM: get up before da...
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Still on the move
October 05, 2017 - As is the pattern, right after I dropped off all the refuse at the town dump... OK, the Transfer Station—and, as usual,...
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Orchid appreciation
August 12, 2017 - There's a field close to the Lantern Hill trailhead that I explore every time before I do a climb, and in mid-August, th...
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Mountain goat
July 18, 2017 - After a wonderful week at nature camp, my granddaughter Stasia decided that, yes, hiking in the woods was back to being...
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Summer visitor
July 07, 2017 - One of the real joys of getting out on the trail is a chance to see the new and the unexpected. (To be sure, seeing the...
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A salute to corporals
May 20, 2017 - Overnight, the heat departed, and in its wake, cooler heads, well, weather, began to prevail. I spent the morning photog...
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Grand opening
April 15, 2017 - I never really got to know the legendary University of Rhode Island botanist Irene Stuckey, who passed away at the age o...
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Who's that lady?
April 13, 2017 - After the necessary trip to the town dump... er, landfill... no, make that transfer station... my reward for the hard wo...
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Almost ready arbutus
March 31, 2017 - The weather today was completely not conducive to walking, particularly with a camera, with cold rain, even a bit of sno...
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Young raptor
March 29, 2017 - Today was dump day, and after I'd finished unloading the truck, I drove downhill to a favorite trailhead that would lead...
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Quoth the raven...
January 28, 2017 - Right after dropping off a load of trash, which, I'm happy to say, included more recyclables than actual garbage, I head...
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Catching air
December 09, 2016 - Joy of joys: despite the fact that we had to make the long schlep up to coastal New Hampshire to pick up my granddaughte...
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Panorama and close-up
October 15, 2016 - Before I dropped my granddaughter Stasia off for a much-hoped-for sleepover at Auntie's, I wasn't able to interest her i...
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Now batting
August 22, 2016 - On tonight's agenda: bat-watching! In the past, this has been one of Stasia's favorite pastimes, but for reasons that pr...
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Shadow dancer
August 19, 2016 - With my granddaughter Stasia enjoying a sleepover with "auntie," I had an unexpected few hours of relatively free time....
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In good company
June 21, 2016 - It isn't that I'm antisocial, but most of my treks are, by near necessity, done alone. I'd be happy to walk with someone...
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Aerial
June 05, 2016 - Post-Trails-Day, I celebrated what I think was a success with—what else?—a hike. My destination was a long-time favorite...
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Elfin to elfin
April 27, 2016 - My granddaughter Stasia's in residence this week—school vacation—and we finally got in our obligatory hike up Lantern Hi...
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Opening ode day
April 23, 2016 - I did a quick trip up Lantern Hill, largely to continue field-testing the gargantuan Sigma supertelephoto and to, with m...
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The arbutus trail
April 02, 2016 - It's been raining off and on all morning, but right after lunch, the precipitation lightened to a minor drizzle and I ha...
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Spring business
March 20, 2016 - On my to-do list was a crack-of-dawn trek up Lantern Hill with a group of celebrants who would watch the Westerly Morris...
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The best adventure ever!
February 23, 2016 - A visit with my granddaughter Stasia, who's here for her winter vacation, would not be complete without at least one tre...
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Reawakening
December 26, 2015 - With the Big Day behind us, my shadow and I needed to get in some serious hiking, and given a choice of a wide variety o...
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Rare fern rediscovered
December 03, 2015 - I first found this plant, which is called a Mountain Spleenwort, in September 2014, when I was on a walk with a group of...
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Little man of the mountains
December 03, 2015 - The Old Man of the Mountains—the stern stone face that graced the side of Cannon Mountain in New Hampshire—may have coll...
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Sticky travelers
August 29, 2015 - It was late enough, and cloudy enough, in the afternoon that I could chance a walk up Lantern Hill. Just off the path, I...
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Orchid helix
August 01, 2015 - Whenever the weather is agreeable, my reward for dumping the recyclables and the genuine trash—always, I'm happy to say,...
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Halloween in July
July 02, 2015 - I was on a mission today. First on the list was a trip to the dump to drop off the recyclables and the true trash, which...
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At the summit
June 26, 2015 - It was a relatively fine day for a hike, and I didn't have to do much convincing to get my nephew Lucas and my granddaug...
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Shad awakening
April 29, 2015 - With my granddaughter in residence, we've been hitting the local hiking trails daily, and on our agenda today was a trek...
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On the arbutus trail
April 20, 2015 - The bloom season for an exquisite wildflower known as the Trailing Arbutus is a tricky thing to time, but after a few ye...
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