Category Archives: Nature

Yellowstone Opens the Doors of Perception

Posted on June 16, 2017 by Roger Gosden

While I was sauntering through woods I mused how quickly the intensity of first impressions fade to extinction. How the frisson of a new place or a face we want to sustain with its original freshness never burns so brightly … Continue reading →

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Fences, Neighbors and Owls

Posted on June 2, 2017 by Roger Gosden

A pair of new neighbors moved into our woodlot this spring. We hear them calling on and off during the day while they are resting until they fly off for night work. They repeatedly chatter to each other: “Hoo, hoo, … Continue reading →

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Drain the Swamp

Posted on April 23, 2017 by Roger Gosden

Drain the Swamp! It’s the refrain of a U.S. President who prefers time on the barren grass of golf courses to life’s abundance in natural wetland. Calling somewhere a swamp is never a compliment, and it’s not a pretty phrase … Continue reading →

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Rabid Groundhog Attack

Posted on March 26, 2017 by Roger Gosden

  If you started to read this post because the title promised the sort of droll tale you expect from John Cleese or Stephen Fry I’m sorry to disappoint you! It’s a story about a gentle dog walk that turned into … Continue reading →

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Hellbender

Posted on March 9, 2017 by Roger Gosden

Sounds like a rock group, but hellbenders are mute, cryptic, and uglier than any band! I imagine some American pioneer naming them after turning over a rock in a mountain stream and recoiling in horror at the sight of something … Continue reading →

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