Tag: Get Out
The Good With the Bad
Well, as much as I hate to admit it, I realize I really am a glass-half-empty kind of guy. The lack of rain and the devastation being caused by the gypsy moth caterpillars are…
A Village Tree
If you venture onto Medd’s Mountain and “start low and go slow” you will find a small path on the lower trail that leads to a bench at the water’s edge where Baxter Creek…
The Flowers That Bloom in the Spring
Gilbert and Sullivan purists are welcome to add the “tra-la’s” to the title! Despite the snow (of course, not at all uncommon) that we got last week, spring has truly come. And here and…
A Space for Birds
As April arrives and we welcome another pandemic spring, I am reminded of a quotation from the American poet and environmentalist Gary Snyder: “The most radical thing you can do is stay home.” We…
Silver White Winters That Melt Into Springs
Rodgers and Hammerstein mustn’t be blamed, I suppose, for omitting any reference to mud! But all walkers and gardeners know that spring means mud. It’s just a fact of life. March with its unpredictable…
On the Street Where I Live
The dull, short days where the sun never shone and the temperature hovered around the soggy freezing mark have mercifully given way to sunny, crisp, cloudless days. Yes, it’s very cold but if you’re…
Another Year of Discoveries
I usually take the time to look back at previous columns so that I don’t duplicate titles or too much of the same information. Last January’s title was “A Year of Discoveries”. Oh my!…
Goodbye 2020!
2020 has been a very odd year in so many ways. And I will be more than happy to see it gone. We all know that our weather is less and less predictable. And…
The Winds of Change
The fall winds have whipped most of the leaves off the trees. And looking out the window of my den, where I write, my view of Medd’s Mountain is now very clear. Stronger winds…