On a sunny Saturday in early August, my sister Marnie and I took Abel, my almost-three-month-old son, for his first walk at the Norris Reservation in Norwell. For the most […]
Dogs in the Woods
A trail intersection at Two Mile Farm in North Marshfield. My first child was born this past May, on the first sunny day after a week of rainstorms. The sun […]
The Ant Farm That Wasn’t
When my husband, Chris, was growing up, he really wanted an ant farm. But his mother, squeamish about hosting a family of insects in her home, would not allow it. […]
Living in the Material World
My husband and I are expecting our first child in May. These past few months we’ve been busy preparing our home for the arrival of the little one, and all […]
More About the Moon
The moon has always held a significant place in human culture. The earliest men and women were aware of its waxing and waning. This second brightest object in the sky […]
Armchair Travels in Nature
Do you find yourself longing for the desert in the midst of New England’s cold winter or damp spring? Or thirsting for the rain forest? Or wondering what it’s like […]
Full Moon Fever
In February, the full moon was so bright that when I got up in the middle of the night and looked outside, I thought my neighbors had installed new exterior […]
Winter Walks
Consider the Rexhame Dunes in Marshfield when you’re in the mood for a winter walk. Although this winter hasn’t been too bad (so far), you may still be experiencing cabin […]
Little Things Can Mean A Lot
(Photo at left: Isla Mujeres before the storm.) This installment of Nature (Human and Otherwise) dwells more on human nature than on Mother Nature – although a hurricane and major […]
The Elusive Fisher Cat
(You might hear a fisher cat in a dense forest like Marshfield’s Corn Hill Woodland.) Have you ever heard of fisher cats? Until recently, I hadn’t. And then all of […]