The trails at Norwell’s Norris Reservation are wide enough for two people to walk side by side. –> While attending a memorial service for a friend in August, it occurred […]
Climbing Mount Greylock
–> My parents grew up in Adams, Massachusetts, in the northwest corner of the Berkshires. Adams is noteworthy for its textile mills (now mostly dormant); as the birthplace of suffragist […]
No-Fuss River Excursions
The author and her paddle board at the Keville Bridge on the South River. Every year, as spring turns into summer, I find myself drawn to the North and South […]
Science Fridays in the ‘Shed
–> For those of us with school age children, summer vacation presents both joys and challenges. It can be a welcome reprieve, not having to adhere to the bus and […]
Lost in the Woods
–> A view of the Indian Head River from the Hanover side. We had been walking in the forest for more than an hour. We were still on a trail, […]
Learning About The Water Cycle
My son is in second grade, and each day when he comes home from school, one of the first things I do is check his backpack to see what the […]
A Sure Sign of Spring
–> Red Winged Blackbird (male). Which bird do you associate with the arrival of spring? The robin, right? It turns out that the appearance of a robin here on the […]
Go See the Snowy Owls!
–> Snowy Owl. Photo by Doug Lowry Have you seen the snowy owls on Duxbury Beach? So many people have been talking about them, I’m starting to feel like I’m […]
Coyotes In Our Midst
–> One night in December, my family was awakened twice by a pack of howling coyotes. They were loud — it sounded like they were right outside our door. The […]
Fish, Floods, and Dam Removal
–> Tack Factory Dam in Hanover. Photo courtesy of NSRWA. The South Shore has a rich industrial history. In centuries past, there were water-powered mills on nearly every river and […]