Category Archives: New England

Birds and Boulders: new drawings

Posted on June 8, 2011 by

I’ve been hearing complaints that this hasn’t been a great migrant year (unless you happened to be in Central Park this spring- they had a splendid run) but to my  eyes, it’s been glorious. An hour each morning with binoculars … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, bird art, birding, birds, Drawing, field sketching, Harvard Forest, history, Nature, New England, plein air, Sketching | 4 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

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 →

Posted in archeology, Art, Drawing, field sketching, Harvard Forest, history, Nature, New England, Petersham, plein air, Sketching, Weather | 15 Comments