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Beautiful Branches

It’s exceedingly crisp and cold out, but the sky is a bright clear blue, so I had to go out with my camera.

The way that nature responds to such harsh conditions is amazing to me, as I sit bundled in my home with my wood stove cranking out the heat. Today I decided to […]

Ground Cedar

Sometimes called ground pine, sometimes ground cedar, this is a hardy native plant. (At least I THINK it’s a native vs. a plant that was brought here.) This little lycopodium plant is actually protected in New York State, even though it’s common in my woods. So I can pick it on my own property […]

My, Daddy, What Long Legs You Have!

For reasons that are beyond me, it’s apparently daddy long legs season here in the sticks. Suddenly they’re everywhere.

Although I don’t really like them, I don’t hate them. I just don’t want to have to deal with them every time I turn around. This is what I’m used to seeing. A tiny body and […]

Welcome Visitors

I love living in the middle of nowhere. I get to see nature up close & personal. In the last few weeks I’ve seen a red fox dashing across my yard, watched turkey vultures soaring effortlessly overhead, and (don’t tell my sisters – they get nervous) a bear crossing the road a few hundred yards […]

How’d I get so lucky?

I really have wonderful children. I don’t know how I got so lucky, to have kids who are kind, generous, caring adults.

For a combination Mother’s Day & birthday present we took a family mini vacation, just the three of us. Michael met Amanda & I at the airport early in the day on Saturday, […]