Sap Moon
Sap Moon Tonight I watched the moon rising through the trees and illuminate the night. Sometimes the universe gives you just enough.
Clusters
I read a great book called Geography of Genius that focuses on the tendency of communities of like-minded people to form and thrive, often changing the course of history. Essentially people feed off each other, and are inspired by the geniuses around them to do more in their own lives. Rome, Athens, Vienna, Edinburgh and…
Kills or Creeks
New York, and particularly the Hudson River Valley, was once part of the Dutch Colony of New Netherland. Manhattan was once New Amsterdam, and the region is sprinkled with names that hint at the Dutch influence. As a New England, I’m always intrigued by the unique names in the Hudson Valley. Towns like Rensselaer, Guilderland…
Cellar Holes
New England is full of ghosts. A walk in the woods will bring you across old stone walls by the mile. In places that you feel like you’re the first person to ever walk in a place, you’ll come across hard evidence to the contrary. Settlers and the farmers who came after them cleared this…
Starting Again
I started a new job two weeks ago, which coincides with my last post on this blog. It’s not that I didn’t have the time, it’s that I didn’t have the focus. I was starting again, and there’s a lot to think about when you start again. New processes, new names and faces, new technology…
Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion
The first Governor of New Hampshire was a real character. Benning Wentworth Colonial Governor from 1741 to 1766, granted the governorship by Great Britain to settle a business deal with Spain that went south when the two countries got into one of their many disputes. As Governor, Wentworth had a damn the torpedoes approach that…
March
March The full moon tonight brings with it a different kind of sky watching. The wind and dropping temperatures signal a front moving through. The clouds at 10 PM are wispy, but there’s a haze developing in the sky and it won’t be long before it’s overcast. We have weather moving in. Going out for…
Finding a New Routine
Finding a New Routine When Bodhi was younger we would easily cover three or four miles in an hour walking every night. We were both power walkers, and we had a rythym and pace that we both understood and enjoyed. Bodhi was clearly burning more calories than I was because in addition to keeping pace…
Common Periwinkle
Common Periwinkle Consider the common periwinkle. It lives a life relatively invisible to humans, unless you happen to be on the coast in New England anyway. Even then most people wouldn’t think anything of these creatures. And why not? The Common Periwinkle lives a modest life fixed to rocks or marsh grass, scarping and eating…
The NJ to NH Run
As a road warrier, I’m used to long drives. Honestly, I don’t even blink when I drive 6-7 hours anymore. The one exception to that is the drive back from New Jersey to New Hampshire. The timing of the drive is critical, and so is the weather. This afternoon neither worked in my favor. From…