(This is a longer post than normal, since I haven’t posted much this winter.) Deep in the heart of winter, with spring far over the horizon, my outdoor adventures have been unpleasantly short and rather colorless. To prevent my imagination and emotions from getting stale, I’ve decorated my indoor retreat with the thoughtful sound of…
It may be worth staying up past bedtime Sunday night, January 20, because the night sky will feature an unusual display. It’s called a “super blood moon eclipse.” Check out Marcus Schneck’s article on Advance Local Media’s Penn Live page for a sample photo, description, and timing details. Penn Live Article Link. While the skies…
Here in southeastern Pennsylvania, rain dominated the weather forecast nearly every week of 2018. But there’s a bigger reason why I didn’t walk through the woods as often as I’d like: the wind. If it wasn’t raining, it was probably windy, just like it is today. John Muir famously exulted the wind when he wrote…
Soon, very soon, light will begin to return. On Friday, December 21, at 5:22 pm ESD, the earth will embark upon its seasonal shift toward the receipt of more daily sun energy in the northern hemisphere (where I live). These darkest weeks are the most difficult of the year for me. But I keep my…
The less time I spend in the fashionable world, the greater the contrast I find between it and the natural one. In nature, economy, defense, and survival rely completely upon what we humans might call common sense. In the general public, experiential knowledge becomes secondary to the illusion that danger shall never exist. In that…