Two months in – how’s it going? Lonely? Bored? Frustrated? Feeling helpless? Move around. There are many new online programs that feature creative ways of working out – even using your pet as a piece of equipment. Here are two: Ten-minute balance and energy workout (https://videos.aarp.org/detail/video/6149320470001/10-minute-balance-and-energy-workout-with-kathy-smith?) Ten-minute indoor walking workout (https://videos.aarp.org/detail/video/6144690942001/10-minute-indoor-walking-workout-with-denise-austin) Get outside. It’s spring! […]

  I am hiking through the woods one day with my dogs when we hear a rustling. Investigating the sound we are all astonished when three little foxes shoot out of a pile of oak leaves to greet us. My little Chihuahua Lucy wags her tail – everyone wants to play until Hope (2nd Chihuahua) […]

  Growing up in Mississippi I would often hear the old timers refer to the small yellow birds we’d see in the spring and summer as “wild canaries”. But a wild canary is a small, yellow finch that originated on the Macaronesian Islands halfway around the globe. The yellow birds I saw growing up weren’t […]

A number of years ago I decided to raise some baby mallards. As a child I used to feed and make friends with them, even as a toddler I was told. Because I live so close to North Pond I decided to raise some mallards and release them on the lake, although I had never […]

It’s been suggested that this could be a time of “Re-imagining.” Perhaps we’re developing new insights that will be valuable as we – some day – enter our “New Reality.” More people may now realize that teachers are way under-valued. Hopefully we’re learning to: find as many ways of helping each other as we can; […]

The most exciting part of arriving in Maine during early April is that signs of spring are everywhere. This is truly the season of new beginnings. I listened for the croaking quacking wood frogs at every ditch, puddle and vernal pool and was rewarded by one croaking male wood frog on April 12th.   Two […]

  A wide range of birds seek out tree cavities, old woodpecker holes or even a snug opening in a house or barn for nesting. These birds are often referred to as “cavity nesters”. One of the problems for cavity nesters is they need older trees or standing snags. In other words, forests with lots […]

In this season of Easter and rebirth, let’s take time to notice: the joyful crocuses and daffodils — the chirping birds and croaking frogs — the ice-out on lakes and ponds — the love, hope, generosity, and outreach rising above our nation’s serious concerns. We are probably all aware, in these most difficult times, what […]