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EYES TO THE SKY: Summer stars rising, east. Planet Venus reigns, west. Public...
In the western sky, during evening twilight, brilliant planet Venus and dimmer, red Mars highlight setting winter constellations and their bright stars. The season’s brightest star, radiant orange...
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NATURE’S TURN: Flowering Berkshires — Enchanting native plants in the wild...
Deep beneath the flowing forest canopy of these Berkshire hills, a succession of spring-flowering shrubs blooms in the understory, and ephemeral spring wildflowers flourish on the forest floor. A...
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EYES TO THE SKY: Summer night life with Swan, Scorpion, Eagle, Luna and...
Celestial wildlife unique to summer skies are in full view in the east to southeast as evening twilight deepens at summer solstice time. Two avian constellations appear in the Summer Triangle, which...
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NATURE’S TURN: Meadow in a garden bed, border
When plants self-sow, we may look at their offspring as weeds or as gifts. Recently, while appreciating robust stems of perennial pollinator plants emerging in a well-established border, my gaze...
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EYES TO THE SKY: Venus—at greatest brilliance—and Lion set tonight
Planet Venus, at peak brilliance in its current evening apparition, reached magnitude -4.47 on July 7. (The lower the magnitude number, the brighter the celestial body.) Begin to seek out the singular,...
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NATURE’S TURN: Explore new world plants—A Berkshire ramble on the Appalachian...
Hiking the Appalachian Trail (A.T.), the first National Scenic Trail, is pivotal in the lives of people who have experienced walking almost 2,200 miles in the Appalachian Mountains from Georgia to...
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EYES TO THE SKY: Celestial spring—Arcturus, Leo the Lion all night
Spring Equinox, the first day of spring in the northern hemisphere, arrives on Monday, March 20. Our star, the Sun, rises due east along the horizon and the setting Sun marks due west. A new balance...
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NATURE’S TURN: Coyote, elusive Song Dog
“Not only did western Indians select the coyote, among all the animals available to them, as a deity responsible for the creation of the world, he also functioned as an avatar—a stand-in for humans in...
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NATURE’S TURN: Showy native shrubs through the seasons–food for our senses,...
Landscaping our home environments with native, flowering shrubs and small trees introduces wild beauty and vitality through the seasons. A diversity of pollinator moths, bees, butterflies, and...
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EYES TO THE SKY: Summer stars rising, east. Planet Venus reigns, west. Public...
In the western sky, during evening twilight, brilliant planet Venus and dimmer, red Mars highlight setting winter constellations and their bright stars. The season’s brightest star, radiant orange...
View ArticleClik here to view.
NATURE’S TURN: Flowering Berkshires — Enchanting native plants in the wild...
Deep beneath the flowing forest canopy of these Berkshire hills, a succession of spring-flowering shrubs blooms in the understory, and ephemeral spring wildflowers flourish on the forest floor. A...
View ArticleClik here to view.
EYES TO THE SKY: Summer night life with Swan, Scorpion, Eagle, Luna and...
Celestial wildlife unique to summer skies are in full view in the east to southeast as evening twilight deepens at summer solstice time. Two avian constellations appear in the Summer Triangle, which...
View ArticleClik here to view.
NATURE’S TURN: Meadow in a garden bed, border
When plants self-sow, we may look at their offspring as weeds or as gifts. Recently, while appreciating robust stems of perennial pollinator plants emerging in a well-established border, my gaze...
View ArticleClik here to view.
EYES TO THE SKY: Venus—at greatest brilliance—and Lion set tonight
Planet Venus, at peak brilliance in its current evening apparition, reached magnitude -4.47 on July 7. (The lower the magnitude number, the brighter the celestial body.) Begin to seek out the singular,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
NATURE’S TURN: Explore new world plants—A Berkshire ramble on the Appalachian...
Hiking the Appalachian Trail (A.T.), the first National Scenic Trail, is pivotal in the lives of people who have experienced walking almost 2,200 miles in the Appalachian Mountains from Georgia to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
NATURE’S TURN: Coyote, elusive Song Dog
“Not only did western Indians select the coyote, among all the animals available to them, as a deity responsible for the creation of the world, he also functioned as an avatar—a stand-in for humans in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
NATURE’S TURN: Showy native shrubs through the seasons–food for our senses,...
Landscaping our home environments with native, flowering shrubs and small trees introduces wild beauty and vitality through the seasons. A diversity of pollinator moths, bees, butterflies, and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
EYES TO THE SKY: Summer stars rising, east. Planet Venus reigns, west. Public...
In the western sky, during evening twilight, brilliant planet Venus and dimmer, red Mars highlight setting winter constellations and their bright stars. The season’s brightest star, radiant orange...
View ArticleClik here to view.
NATURE’S TURN: Flowering Berkshires — Enchanting native plants in the wild...
Deep beneath the flowing forest canopy of these Berkshire hills, a succession of spring-flowering shrubs blooms in the understory, and ephemeral spring wildflowers flourish on the forest floor. A...
View ArticleClik here to view.
EYES TO THE SKY: Summer night life with Swan, Scorpion, Eagle, Luna and...
Celestial wildlife unique to summer skies are in full view in the east to southeast as evening twilight deepens at summer solstice time. Two avian constellations appear in the Summer Triangle, which...
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