Sign in Subscribe

birding

06
May
A bee mimic fly on a dead leaf on the ground.

A soundscape worth exploring

And as I walked, listening carefully, I kept inhaling deeply, the scent of warming earth after rain on one of the first warm spring days reminding me giddily of how happy I am, despite everything, to be alive and here, among the trout lilies and trilliums and sparrows.
6 min read
02
Apr
A photo of someone's feet wearing hiking boots strapped into traditional wood and rawhide snowshoes with leather bindings, standing in the snow.

My snowshoes are beautiful

I wanted this, the birds and the woods and my glowing snowshoes, and the life I am able to carve out for myself in the snow, so I went out when I could, when I was feeling well enough or high enough to manage.
8 min read