Family Tracking and Signs of Nature Programs

photo: rerod This Saturday September 16, I will be leading a series of 1/2 hour programs for families on tracking and nature study, at Blackstone River State Park, in Uxbridge, MA. The programs will run from 12:30 – 2 PM, and are appropriate for families with children of all ages. For more information, feel free [...]

13 Outdoor Places in MA and NH to Explore With Your Family

One of the  impediments to getting outdoors (beyond our backyard, anyway) with my kids is planning.  All of a sudden I find us with a few free hours, and I can’t think of a single place to go. Which I know is completely ridiculous because there are plenty of local places worth exploring, but sometimes I just [...]

‘Long Days and Pleasant Nights’ – My Favorite Promises of Spring

The early blooming trees around us have started to leaf out, and the later blooming ones (mostly oaks and hickories) are in flower. But a few weeks ago, despite the warm temps, I was sorely missing the light greens of spring. The woods around our center were still brown and drab, and dead leaves rattled [...]

Time Off in the Catskills

Things have been busier than usual the last two weeks, as I’m working on wrapping up at my full-time job while still doing said job along with trying to bring things together for my new work-life next month. With all that, I haven’t had a spare minute to get to other high-priority items. Like, oh, [...]

What Inspires Me

Struggling for a post again today, I stepped outside for a much-needed stretch.  My intention was just to take a few deep breaths and go back in, but the air was fantastic. It was a presence around my body – warm and soft and the wet smell of earth filled me with pleasure. When I [...]

An Endless Wood

My family’s house in the Catskills borders protected state land that stretches on for miles and miles.You could literally hike for days back there and only occasionally come across roads or private land. When we first arrive at the cabin and I peer out the windows of our upstairs bedroom, the feeling is of utter [...]