When skunk cabbage and ferns begin to emerge, you know that spring has begun. Spring is here! . . . Or is it? One day it’s seventy degrees and mild, […]
Not Our Usual Thanksgiving Day Walk
Photo: Rosanne Cerri in her back yard. Over the past few years my family has developed a tradition of taking a long walk outside on Thanksgiving morning. While my husband, […]
Traveling by Water
Niagara Falls Earlier this fall, my husband and I took a week’s road trip around the state of New York. We try to go away at least once each year, […]
A River Family
Natalie Loomis Recently I had the good fortune to spend some time with Mrs. Natalie Loomis at her home on the South River in Marshfield. Knowing that I love a […]
Plans for the Summer
Cornell Woodland in the summertime. MEMORANDUM (with a nod, and some apologies, to E.B. White) This summer I should spend more time outdoors. When it’s warm out and the sun […]
Exploring the Indian Head River
The trail along the Indian Head River in Hanover. Imagine hiking through dense woods, following a well-marked trail that occasionally leads you past the remnants of old stone walls or […]
Make a New Year’s Resolution to Spend More Time Outdoors
You can see these rapids on the Indian Head River from the trail that runs along its Hanover side. The new year is traditionally a time to set intentions or […]
Road Tripping Post-Terrorist America
An Arizona desert highway. A Monday in early October: sunset. I stand with my husband in the shadow of a wall inscribed with the notation 9:01. Not far away stands […]
The Bat Cave
It was dusk, early October. More than a hundred of us were seated in a small amphitheater at the opening of Carlsbad Cavern in southeastern New Mexico. We were there […]
Civil Disobedience
A bridge crossing the American Rive in California. “All revolutions have failed? Perhaps. But rebellion for good cause is self-justifying — a good in itself.” – Edward Abbey It was […]