Rhythm of Seasons by Katie Finch

Rhythm of Seasons by Katie Finch

I admit it. I don’t really enjoy this time of year. In a walk outside, it is a challenge to find joy, beauty, and warmth in late fall, especially compared to other seasons. The blooms and songs of summer are over. The bright pinks, yellows, and reds have fallen away....
The Importance of Play by Jeff Tome

The Importance of Play by Jeff Tome

The old ship’s bell rang out across the landscape. “Clang! Clang! Clang” The sound echoed around the neighborhood that I grew up in and it was the signal to come home. Most people where I grew up had a signal to call the kids home. My family had a ship’s bell. Another...
Raptor Tales by Jeff Tome

Raptor Tales by Jeff Tome

The birds’ black eyes stared unblinking into mine, as if the animal was searching for something deep inside of me that only a bird of prey could see. It was absolutely captivating. Time stood still as the vulture and I established some level of communication that was...
A Note… by Sarah Hatfield

A Note… by Sarah Hatfield

A note… …to the air of October 12 in the mid-afternoon. You are here. Finally. I forget that I miss you, that you fill me with gratitude. Carrying the scent of fading leaves, low sunshine, and the inaugural biting night of autumn, you wrap the season I’ve been waiting...
Audubon Home to Giant Spotted Salamander

Audubon Home to Giant Spotted Salamander

Jamestown, N.Y. – A new creature is making its home at Audubon Community Nature Center (ACNC). Measuring roughly 14 feet from its nose to the tip of its tail, a Spotted Salamander is now part of ACNC’s outdoor Nature Play Area.  The enormous concrete sculpture...