(Photo: A snow-covered stone wall in the Norris Reservation) A friend of mine recently returned from a two month silent meditation retreat at a monastery in Myanmar (Burma). He was […]
The Blizzard of 2005
Where were you during the Blizzard of 2005? Were you at home, hoping that the power would not go out? Were you in your driveway, shoveling, trying to keep up […]
Visiting Oregon’s Crater Lake
Oregon’s Crater Lake. When my husband and I were planning our road trip through Washington, Oregon and Northern California, friends kept recommending that we visit Crater Lake National Park. Similar […]
The Redwood Forest
Giant redwood trees. In 1956, Woody Guthrie wrote “This Land Is Your Land,” a response of sorts to the more provincial “God Bless America.” In his now-classic folk song, Guthrie […]
Our Local Connection with the Columbia River
My husband Chris and I spent two weeks on the West Coast this fall, on a road trip between San Francisco and Seattle. After visiting with Chris’s brother Jeffrey in […]
Sunday Afternoon Canoe Trip
The canoe launch at Brick Kiln Lane in Pembroke, on the North River. A high school friend of mine who now lives in Los Angeles was visiting on Labor Day […]
Before the Wampanoag
The North River, as viewed from the water. Rivers were once the highways of our region. I have been reading about the prehistoric populations of our region, the native bands […]
Swimming in the River
A rope swing at Couch Beach in Marshfield, one of the most popular places to swim in the North River. It was mid-August before I swam in the river this […]
Saving Duxbury’s Last Dairy Farm
On June 14, voters in Duxbury took a giant step toward preserving open space on the South Shore when they chose to dedicate $1.5 million in Community Preservation Act (CPA) […]
The Pink Ladyslipper
Photo by Sandy Bacon When I was a child, I enjoyed playing in the woods in my backyard. My family’s property comprised about three-quarters of an acre – the typical […]