A boardwalk along the banks of Hannah Eames Brook at Mass Audubon’s North River Wildlife Sanctuary in Marshfield. The first South Shore conservation area I ever visited was Massachusetts Audubon’s […]
Stalking the Harbor Seal
Harbor seals off the coast of Brant Rock. It’s almost winter, and the harbor seals are back. If you’re lucky, on a mild day at low tide, you may find […]
Building Bridges
The Route 3A Bridge over the North River on the Marshfield/Scituate line. News reports indicate that we will soon have a new North River Bridge at Route 3A. It’s been […]
The Hidden Value of Storms
The pier at Damon’s Point, and the vestiges of the railroad bridge on both sides of the river, illustrate the damage that storms can create. One afternoon a few weeks […]
Learning Mindfulness on the North River
Looking toward the North River mouth, from Damon’s Point in Marshfield. Every summer for the past few years, I’ve been a water sampling volunteer on the North and South Rivers. […]
Summer Fun on the North River
Couch Beach on the North River in Marshfield. A great place to swim, or to stop during a paddling excursion. I planned to write this month about my newest summer […]
A Return to the Rope Swing
I am standing among the branches of a tall oak tree, fourteen feet above the North River. Below me, friends and family gather on the steep riverbank. It’s a sunny […]
A Desert Sojourn
The Rio Chama, near Abiquiu, New Mexico. I went to the desert seeking Georgia O’Keeffe. Not the person — she died more than a decade ago. Not her home or […]
Contemplating Wilderness at Wharf Creek
A scene from the Wharf Creek Conservation Area in Marshfield. A friend and I are following a trail through Marshfield’s Wharf Creek Conservation Area, a low-lying woodland in the valley […]
Walking Alone in the Woods
A trail passes through a grove of hemlock trees at Nelson Memorial Forest in Marshfield. I used to love to walk alone in the woods. Several days a week I’d […]