by auduboncnc | Sep 23, 2021 | Fall, Nature News
Winding up the pea strings in the garden, my mind wanders. I hear the juvenile Song Sparrow trying to sing. I listen to soft patter as the first dried leaves fall through the branches of the Sugar Maple. I watch a variety of grass seed heads sway in the breeze. Oh,...
by Kim Turner | Sep 7, 2021 | Fall, Nature News, Summer
There is a day in September when everything is perfect. I don’t mean “perfect” in the unattainable sense. I mean it in the sense when every single sound and smell and happening and color and touch uniquely match the vacancies in your soul. For me, it is always...
by auduboncnc | Dec 14, 2020 | Fall, Nature News
There was an oil painting hanging in my grandparent’s house of an old man. His skin was a warm brown and covered with lines. There were fine creases around the eyes from laughing or squinting in the sun. Curved grooves from his nose to the outside corner of his mouth...
by auduboncnc | Dec 10, 2020 | Fall, Nature News, Winter
Before I met my best friend, she had never been camping and was adamant that she was not an “outdoorsy” person. I was. And I am. Mostly because I had the privilege of growing up on an abundance of forested acres, parents who had the ability and time to take me camping...
by auduboncnc | Nov 23, 2020 | Fall, Nature News
The holidays are different this year – for many reasons – but the end result is that I am doing different activities than normal, some old traditions are on hold, and it is an opportunity to try out some new things. I’ve always made a holiday wreath out of greens and...
by auduboncnc | Nov 17, 2020 | Fall, Nature News, Winter
I don’t think it’s a stretch to say that the natural world has never been more important than in 2020. For so many of us, nature has been the break from the increased screen time in our work, learning, and connection with others. A hike, or even a step outside...
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