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Notes From Home
These are stories I lived and still carry: reflections on growing up on a farm, on what it means to leave and return, and on the urgency of preserving land, legacies, and a rural way of life.
The Pond: Minnows, Memories, and Microcosm
The pond wasn’t always there. Among my earliest memories, I walked with my mother along a path in the woods, encountering a large puddle of water. I squatted and stared at a turtle that looked back at me before it retreated into its portable home.
Earth Day and Thoreau: Celebrating Nature!
On Earth Day, millions across the globe urge us to be mindful of nature, our atmosphere, and environment. Long before Earth Day began in 1970, Henry David Thoreau proclaimed the need to know and honor nature and acknowledge our connection to it.