I read an interesting article in the New York Times today https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/19/well/mind/happiness-emotions-reward-sensitivity.html about how to practice happiness. I’m seeing (and feeling) a lot of anger now, in myself, and in others. It feels like an appropriate response to what is happening to our culture right now, but I sometimes feel I’m drowning in it. So the … Continue reading Happiness Practice- Day 1
Author: notes with coffee
When I'm not watching the world around me I'm an animal lover, naturalist, woodworker and photographer. The order changes daily.
Juniper Hairstreak Butterfly
Butterfly season is in full swing here in New England. My goal this year is to see (and photograph) as many new butterflies as I can. To that end I took a drive to Woburn Ma, in early May, for a visit with some friends and an afternoon inspecting foliage at Horn Pond. I was … Continue reading Juniper Hairstreak Butterfly
Blood Moon
Last night was the first full lunar eclipse of 2025 and I dragged myself out of bed at 2:15 AM to check it out. It was worth it. Despite heavy cloud cover when I went to bed, by the middle of the night the skies had cleared and the stars were shining. It was cold … Continue reading Blood Moon
Why Butterflies?
It's almost butterfly season again. The earliest butterflies, Mourning Cloaks, commas, sometimes come out in March. It's time to start looking. When I said as much to a friend she asked what it was about butterflies that drew me. The following is my answer. I owe butterflies a debt. I discovered them during the COVID … Continue reading Why Butterflies?
February in Vermont
It's been a beautiful, snowy, winter. Red-berried Elder ready for warmth. (Me too.) Thanks for looking, Stay well, be curious, learn things. KateFebruary, 2025 If you enjoyed this post perhaps you will enjoy these as well.
without a word
Thanks for looking, Stay well, be curious, learn things. KateFebruary, 2025 If you enjoyed this post perhaps you will enjoy these as well.
Mid Winter Blues
today the dream Thanks for looking, Stay well, be curious, learn things. Kate January, 2025 If you enjoyed this post perhaps you will enjoy these as well.
Without a Word
Thanks for looking, Stay well, be curious, learn things. KateJanuary, 2025 If you enjoyed this post perhaps you will enjoy these as well.
Winter Flowers
Winter is a quiet time. I tend to walk more quickly and pay less attention to what is close by. Instead I see the big picture; the way the sun shines through the snow on the pines, or a white hillside with shadows making silhouettes. Recently, I’ve noticed the dried stalks of flowers, more precisely, … Continue reading Winter Flowers
Winter Greens
Sometimes winter seems grey and unkind. But look again. There is green to be found and life abounds. Thanks for looking, Stay well, be curious, learn things. KateJanuary, 2025 If you enjoyed this post perhaps you will enjoy these as well.
The Nature of Things 