Not for the holiday wreath

Not for the holiday wreath

Berries all along the branch. That’s how you know it’s the invasive kind. A friend asked me once for cuttings of Oriental bittersweet from my front yard. She wanted to make a holiday wreath with it. “Ugh! Has that grown back again?” was my...

Climate change makes it into acceptance speech

President Obama, in his acceptance speech early Wednesday morning: “We want our children to live in an America that isn’t burdened by debt, that isn’t weakened up by inequality, that isn’t threatened by the destructive power of a warming planet.” A warming...
Full moon over flooding river

Full moon over flooding river

A very dark shot. The Deep River, Connecticut town landing at around 9:15 p.m. Monday night of storm Sandy.The lapping water, lit by our car’s headlights and the full moon above, has covered boat landing and parking lot. We skirted this as we drove in. The wind...