Summertime Blues
It’s just not my thing. Summer is not my favorite season. Actually, it’s my least favorite season. Okay, full truth–there’s a lot I don’t like about summer at all. It’s not something I say out loud that often. I live in...
Nature’s Lessons About Emerging from a Pandemic
Snow is melting, sap is flowing, and crocuses are eagerly waiting for open ground. Vaccines are happening, restrictions are easing, and our conversations are tentatively including at least hope for future plans of togetherness. It is so interesting to see...
Snow at Last, Snow at Last!
Snow at last… What a relief to wake up to snow last week! It’s been many weeks of bare ground here in southern Maine, with several days of ice thrown in. In my entire life, I’m not sure I’ve experienced a January so bereft of one of the...
Leaf Lessons
Caught in a Song Loop I’ve had these song lyrics rolling around in my head the past several days. The morning air and breeze have a chill, the trees, marshes, and meadows are taking on strong bronze and yellow tints, leaves are slowly starting to relocate from...
Screech
SCREECH! All through July, a shrill, high pitched, repetitive sound punctuated our days. By days, I mean all day. From sun up to sun down–which in Maine in July, is about 15-16 hours. By shrill, I mean this. Pretty early in July, we identified the source of...
About Me
I’ve worked in both the social service and environmental education fields, and have learned that combining the two is a deeply powerful way to support people.