This past week a T-shirt made me run a marathon. In July I signed up for the Beat the Blerch ...
On Lupines
“You must do something to make the world more beautiful.” ― Miss Rumphius Whenever I see lupines ...
Bees: Nature’s Essential Workers
We often overlook the individuals we take for granted but depend on daily to keep us fed, safe, and ...
Go Big and Go Global, from Home
It's Global Big Day. Look outside today, notice any birds, and you can be part of the largest ...
Bird Blind
Whenever I hear the distinctive tapping of a pileated woodpecker during a run or hike I stop to look ...
Winter-Spring
Early last week, as piles of snow transformed to shoe-sucking mud I was missing the way snowfall ...
The Privilege of Going Outdoors
Three weeks ago my family skinned up and skied down a ski hill about an hour from home. It was a ...
Wild Ducks and Tomorrow
Wild ducks and tomorrow both come without calling. —Russian proverb It was a happy surprise ...
Isolation
The word of the day is isolation. You can decide on the other 999 words for each of these ...
Perspective
Huh? In an increasingly off-kilter world, here's an image that also feels a bit ...