Essays on Ecology & Place

A summer walk through Big Creek National Wildlife Area, where Mazie searches for frogs while I can't stop thinking about what's farther down the path.

White cedars, lemon-lime pop, and a childhood garden full of life.

The first two blooms of lance-leaf coreopsis, blue vervain, and remembering my best friend on his birthday.

Moving a serviceberry, remembering an old friend, and beginning a native garden.

Grief for lost fields, and a small garden offered as shelter.