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Stopping by the Rock House | Perambulations & Ruminations
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An occasional repository for all things natural, environmental, political, and anything else that comes to mind. Stopping by the Rock House. October 28, 2014 in Uncategorized. Entrance to the Rock House. It’s been a busy few weeks, and I’ve been able to get to some interesting places. I’ve been writing pretty regularly for Digital Journal and I haven’t gotten around to blogging. I’ll do my best to catch up. In fact, that’s just what it’s been used for. There’s evidence that it was u...July 31, 2013.
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The cairn at Thoreau’s cabin site | Perambulations & Ruminations
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An occasional repository for all things natural, environmental, political, and anything else that comes to mind. The cairn at Thoreau’s cabin site. June 24, 2014 in Literature. On a recent gloriously beautiful morning, I decided it was a good day to make my more or less annual pilgrimage to Walden Pond. That first visit was a bit of a disappointment. I learned my lesson from that first visit. This time I went on a weekday, and I went early in the morning, while the schools were still in session. One such...
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Swamp Chronicles | Perambulations & Ruminations
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An occasional repository for all things natural, environmental, political, and anything else that comes to mind. The entrance to the swamp below my house. My family moved to the house I now live in 50 years ago. My parents, immigrants from Finland, saved every penny they could to be able to put a down payment on this modest little place out in the country Lunenburg, Mass., to be precise. And at the bottom of the hill was the swamp. Lush, green, overgrown in the summer, stark and barren in winter. Maine D...
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First day of fall – fresh air, fresh start | Perambulations & Ruminations
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An occasional repository for all things natural, environmental, political, and anything else that comes to mind. First day of fall – fresh air, fresh start. September 23, 2014 in Uncategorized. If I had to pick one, I’d say the first day of fall is my favorite day of the year. The sluggishness of summer is behind me. The air is brisk, energizing. I want to get out and do things. A swamp maple begins to turn red. July 31, 2013. Maine Department of Environmental Protection has reversed itself and will sche...
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A Descent into Purgatory | Perambulations & Ruminations
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An occasional repository for all things natural, environmental, political, and anything else that comes to mind. A Descent into Purgatory. March 30, 2014 in nature. On one of those unusually warm November mornings before winter set in for good, I decided it would be a good time to revisit Purgatory Chasm in Sutton, Mass. The only other time I had been there, I was still in high school. I had always meant to go back, and now, nearly 50 years later, it seemed as good a time as any. Another theory is that t...
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Exploring Douglas State Forest | Perambulations & Ruminations
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An occasional repository for all things natural, environmental, political, and anything else that comes to mind. Exploring Douglas State Forest. April 13, 2014 in nature. Tags: Douglas State Forest. Not too long ago I wrote about a walk through Purgatory Chasm in Sutton, Mass. At the time, I recall thinking that I had never spent much time in south-central Massachusetts. It was the kind of area I always drove through on my way to someplace else. I took a trail called the Coffeehouse Trail, most of which ...
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A Visit to Muddy Pond | Perambulations & Ruminations
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An occasional repository for all things natural, environmental, political, and anything else that comes to mind. A Visit to Muddy Pond. April 6, 2014 in nature. Tags: Mount Grace Land Trust. The Hikers Shelter at Muddy Pond. Spring finally seems to have arrived, though somewhat late and it’s got some catching up to do. It was on one of those warm, sunny afternoons we had last week that I decided to hike out to Muddy Pond in Westminster. The Mount Grace Land Trust, based in Athol, has mounted a campaign t...
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First turtle of the year | Perambulations & Ruminations
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An occasional repository for all things natural, environmental, political, and anything else that comes to mind. First turtle of the year. March 23, 2014 in environment. I like nothing better than to come across something unexpected. I went closer to the mallards to get a photo when I spotted something moving under the water at the edge of the ice nearby a fairly good-sized painted turtle. I wouldn’t have thought a turtle would be active yet, with the pond still covered with ice. But there he was. Just t...
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Skyfields – Unique Arboretum | Perambulations & Ruminations
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An occasional repository for all things natural, environmental, political, and anything else that comes to mind. August 2, 2014 in Uncategorized. Tucked away in a remote part of Athol, Mass., is the Skyfields Arboretum, a 10-acre parcel dedicated to native species, with a focus on edible fruits, nectar and nuts. Unlike many other carefully planned and landscaped arboretums, the policy here is strictly hands-off. It gives the place a sense of wildness. The entire property consists of 40 mostly wooded acre...
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