Exploring Warren County by Jeff Tome

Exploring Warren County by Jeff Tome

The air cooled down noticeably as we descended the trail between giant rocks the size of houses. It smelled of damp moss, flowering oak, and that indefinable smell of spring. My children scrambled into a crack and started climbing, while my wife and I slowed down to...
Surviving the Storm by Sarah Hatfield

Surviving the Storm by Sarah Hatfield

For a while there, the natural world was about two weeks early. It was promising, and so I started some seeds a little earlier than I normally would, cued by what was really happening outdoors, since the plants don’t know about the calendar, nor do they care. Then,...
Nests by Sarah Hatfield

Nests by Sarah Hatfield

There is both skill and art involved in taking natural materials and fashioning them into a useful object. Humans have done this in the past, harvesting plants and turning them in shelters, clothes, furniture and tools. I can’t help but wonder how they figured it out,...