Category Archives: Encounters with Wildlife

. . . in the city, the country, the shore–interactions with creation

The True Light of Summer

Posted on June 21, 2025 by admin

As befits the first day of summer, I suppose, today has begun a horrific heat wave. A friend invited me to a solstice yoga event and I had planned to go, but instead I decided to dwell awhile longer in … Continue reading →

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Farewell Beloved Charles

Posted on July 13, 2024 by admin

Mind you, I did not even realize this beautiful wild creature had a name, but apparently he’d been christened “Charles” by the local populace. I’d simply admired him for many years. At first my sightings of him were relatively rare, … Continue reading →

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A Cacophony of Cranes: A Symphony in Three Parts

Posted on October 11, 2016 by admin

Part 1                             The wonder of the earth fills my soul.  Ritual interactions with seasonal events are not to be missed.  And so, every fall for many years … Continue reading →

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Dancing with Snowdrops

Posted on January 31, 2012 by admin

Today, while dancing amidst hundreds of snowdrops in the pre-spring sun and brisk breezes, I spotted a honeybee. Well, no, that’s not true.  I wrote that line a little less than a year ago and never completed the essay.  Today it … Continue reading →

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Whither Woodpecker?

Posted on May 6, 2011 by admin

After weeks of deluge and drizzle with little respite, during which bits of bloom and bud burst forth, there came a glorious mid-spring day of sunshine and birdsong. For those same dreary weeks I had been hoping to recreate an … Continue reading →

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