This is the time of year when you may notice small bits of fluff floating through the air. This is usually worth a second look. It may be milkweed, or aster seeds, but if you are lucky you might see what looks like a fly wearing a tutu. This tutu wearing insect is actually an … Continue reading Flying Tutus
Tag: Nature
Glaciers to Gardens
Recently I spent the day as part of the Vermont Master Naturalist Program learning about world history. I don’t mean wars and kings. I mean the movement of continents and glaciers. I mean history where time is measured in eons and eras. We were taught by Craig Heindel, a Vermont hydrogeologist as well as a … Continue reading Glaciers to Gardens
Happiness Practice – Day 7
I was out of the house before I had a chance to write anything this morning. When I got home I looked back over the day for a particular moment of happiness. I realized it's a different process, thinking about what I enjoyed today, instead of noticing the spark when I felt it. Instead of a … Continue reading Happiness Practice – Day 7
Happiness Practice – Day 4
My photography makes me happy. It gives me an excuse to get outside and a it's particular way of looking at the world. I see things within a frame which allows me to concentrate on color and shapes in a way I might not otherwise. I like the details it brings out. It gets me looking for … Continue reading Happiness Practice – Day 4
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.
The Nature of Things 