by Deborah Lee Luskin | Dec 26, 2023 | Living in Place
Into the Light Again On Friday, the first day after the winter solstice, the sun was in the sky for one second longer than the day before. Saturday, the sky pressed down as the earth strained to tilt, groaning to change direction. Gravity tugged at my blood. I dragged...
by Deborah Lee Luskin | Nov 29, 2023 | Living in Place
The Beauty That Follows “Peak Foliage” Post Peak: transparent, invisible, gorgeous, stately, and spare, During the forty years I’ve been living in Vermont, I’ve developed an increasing dislike of Peak Foliage, when forecasters announce where and when the...
by Deborah Lee Luskin | Sep 7, 2023 | Living in Place
Identifying Birdsong With the help of the Merlin app, I’ve been learning to identify birdsong. I now recognize the most common birds that nest near my house; red-winged blackbird, belted kingfisher, American robin, house wren, Northern cardinal, Oriole, broad-winged...
by Deborah Lee Luskin | Jun 14, 2023 | Living in Place
A Mouthful of Words I’ve just returned from a first-ever visit to Yellowstone National Park and brought home a mouthful of words as souvenirs. Here are some of my favs: Big Sky I had a big dose of the big sky in all its variety: yellow sunshine, puffy white clouds,...
