Take a Look: Ring Around the Tree
Last September, I optimistically began this “Take a Look” Monday blog stand to “encourage us all to look more closely at the world around us.” I was hoping that it would force me to explore the winter world of New England more than ever before. Well, that didn’t happen. Through the cold winter months, I […]
Take a Look: My Maple Tree
Okay, okay, I just can’t help myself. It’s time to take another look at the maple tree outside my office window. Right now, you can see that the tree has lost almost all of its leaves. I raked them up about a week ago. And as I was doing so, I took a look at […]
Goodbye, Maple
Exactly one year ago tomorrow, I wrote the first blog entry about the maple tree right outside my office window. And every week since (except during vacations), I’ve written something about it. I’ve watched it change through all four seasons. I’ve documented its leaves turning bright yellow and then falling to the ground. I’ve written […]