Maple Sugaring & Gratitude: Sandra Murphy Guest Blog
My friend Sandra Murphy is greeting spring in the Vermont forests in an act that few of…
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moving | Nature | Philosophy
Moving My Nest via a 20-foot U-Haul
I’m feeling like one powerful woman. Just hand me a 20-foot U-haul truck anytime. No make it 25-feet…
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Time Change, Season Change, Namaste
My friend Donna Higgins from Halfway, Oregon, just sent me an email of welcome to my new…
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birds | conservation | Nature | Philosophy | tourism | wildlife
Oasis in Yucatan Shines Valiantly in Face of Mass Tourism
The rumbling, jarring construction of the 900-room hotel concusses the jade and turquoise Caribbean Sea. Jet skis roar past…
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birds | butterflies | camping | conservation | Nature | wildlife
Birds Sleeping In: Madera Canyon in February
After four days camping in the heart of Madera Canyon, we figured it out. The birds sleep…
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A Blessing for Sycamores and Cactus
The late Irish poet and philosopher John O’Donohue wrote blessings in the ancient Celtic tradition. I’ve listened…
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Nature | Philosophy | weaving
A Willow Basket for Mending Hearts
Valentine’s Day has come and gone, with all its poignant sweetness, passionate romance, and for some, aching…
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archeology | birds | Nature | Philosophy
Joy of Blue Sky Escalante Canyons
“From joy all things are born. by joy they are sustained and into joy they again return.”…
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birds | conservation | Nature | wildlife
What Malheur Means to Me
Birdwatching Daily published a wonderful collection of letters that give a perspective on Malheur National Wildlife Refuge…
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birds | Nature | Philosophy | poetry
“A Thing of Beauty is a Joy Forever”
So begins the first lines of poet John Keats long poem Endymion, an ode to the immortal love…
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