Our recent snow in the Mid-Atlantic region fell wet and heavy on the branches, especially for those shrubs and trees that hold their leaves through the winter. White pine branches snapped, the southern magnolia boughs touched the ground and my favorite witch hazel bent from seven feet high to two feet. (This photo is earlier, […]
I’m on a trip out west and am so caught up in different activities and what is happening with the climate summit that I actually forgot yesterday was the Autumnal Equinox! I may have missed the date–as one does when away from home–but thankfully, I have been outside! Here in Wyoming, the aspen are starting […]
What’s going on with planet Earth is so out of reach of my control, that I’m left feeling helpless most days. I grew up playing in the national parks my dad worked in. I made my own career in environmental education for decades. I raised my kids to care for nature. I write novels about […]