Category Archives: archeology

Earth Day 2011: Trees and Other Necessities

Posted on April 22, 2011 by

White-throated sparrows are singing in cold, blustery Petersham. Back  in Oklahoma that   would have announced the onset of winter.  Here in the north it ostensibly heralds spring, which at this point is a mere promise; I’m still dressed in down … Continue reading →

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A Story Set in Stone

Posted on April 11, 2011 by

I spent almost all of Sunday drawing a single-boulder slab quarry.  My project here in Harvard Forest is to make drawings of certain things, namely, the abandoned ruins of early New England settlement being reclaimed by nature. Nature tends to … Continue reading →

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The Ghosts in the Forest

Posted on February 20, 2011 by

Overgrown and hidden deep in the New England woods-housing chipmunks and foxes- are root-tangled foundations, stacked-stone walls, and single-boulder quarries. The New England woods are full of ruins- relics of a people long gone by; a haunting and lovely sight. … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure!, archeology, Art, Drawing, Environment, field sketching, Harvard Forest, history, Nature, New England, Petersham, plein air, Sketching, travel | 18 Comments