The first time I met Bennington Lake was the late summer of 2008. At the time I still lived in the Midwest, and I was visiting my sister. It was the first week of September and so the trails were covered in what I have come to recognize as the […]
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...given the weather presently, I thought I would take a moment to write down my reasons for why I'm doing this challenge. Because, seriously, if I don't have a why-- I'm going to crawl back into bed and spend the rest of the day reading.
Growing up in the Midwest I used to be terrified of tornadoes. Those stormy days would sweep in, decorating the blue skies of seemingly harmless afternoons with low hanging dark wall clouds. The birds and insects would hush, giving the earth an eerie silence — the grass would take on […]
It’s already the end of May, and I’m not sure I can believe it. I could easily spend a whole post regaling you with tales from life lately… although it’s not really that entertaining. Life is just busy, and in a bookishly way. I’m frantic with writing research papers, reflective essays, and cramming for […]
I’m pretty sure the majority of people assume, based on my Instagram and other social media posting, that I spend a lot of time outdoors. This is accurate. I have always enjoyed being outside, and in the forest, and in the mountains, and so it’s not uncommon to find me […]
I used to hate spring. I know, it seems weird now, because these days, I’m a sunshine chasing, lover of summer, but there was a time when I dreaded the changing of the seasons. I know, but bear with me. There were two very good reasons why I used to […]