Category Archives: Environment

The Artist Emerges

Posted on October 23, 2011 by

After many months, I just looked up and realized just how late it’s gotten- while I was busy, the forest changed from a symphony of green to an arboreal fiesta of reds and yellows. People are stuffed into coats and … Continue reading →

Posted in archeology, Artists, Drawing, Environment, history, Nature, New England, Petersham, Wildlife | 22 Comments

A Note on the Fly

Posted on May 15, 2011 by

Spring arrived sometime yesterday, I think, but it’s flowering nicely and greening right up. The blackflies and mosquitoes got the memo and arrived en masse, as did a goodly number of warblers and other feathered eye candy. I got up … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, bird art, birding, birds, Drawing, Environment, field sketching, Nature, New England, Petersham | 8 Comments

New England Hearth-Warming

Posted on March 25, 2011 by

I’m sitting beside a crackling blaze in our Petersham parlor, enjoying the warmth and comfort of one of the three fireplaces in our four room apartment (we’re just using one fireplace. Not to worry). In the 18th century when Higginson … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, Harvard Forest, history, Nature, New England, Petersham | 9 Comments