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On Tap Lately | Moving, Owls + Reflecting on the Seasons
The winter solstice is just a few days away, and what better time to check in, reflect, and look forward than the changing of seasons? So much has happened lately (here’s what has not happened: a single blog post in the past 55 or so…
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This Week on Tap | August 31
Coming to you live from the laptop I accidentally spilled a cup of tea on (nevertheless, she persisted). We are heading into Labor Day Weekend (need an LDW recipe? — my past self has you covered with this post) + really making the most of…
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Today: A walk in the woods at Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary.
Thanks to C. Columbus, his holiday and his poor navigation skills (He was headed to India, right? …Also: The same day is celebrated as Native American Day in South Dakota and Indigenous People’s Day in places like Seattle and Minneapolis. These seem like much more worthy holidays.), my…
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Today: Put this in your pocket. This, too.
[tweetmeme source=”elizabethev” only_single=false] That James Taylor, man. He knows what’s up. Oh, Mexico It sounds so sweet with the sun sinking low Moon’s so bright like to light up the night Make everything all right Our second and third ports of call aboard the Oasis of…
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Today: Listen to the trees.
[tweetmeme source=”elizabethev” only_single=false] I picked up a bookmark at the Chapel Meeting House earlier this fall and couldn’t help but think of the bookmark’s poem as I scrolled through the pictures I took this morning while strolling with Clark. Though South Boston isn’t exactly woodland, I…
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Today: Step away from the dune.
Erosion is no laughing matter, people. As I read on the front page of this Sunday’s Boston Globe, one of my favorite beaches is closed for the next two weeks as the stairs (which are insane, and totally unsafe when crowded by tourists and their…
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Today: Oh, crap.
I was walking from my office to a meeting early this morning, about to pass through our garage, when suddenly a passing bird pooped directly on my forehead. The parking attendant on duty caught the tail (feathered) end of the situation, seeing me holding my…
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Today: Read to relax.
When I’m feeling a bit crazed and caught up in this (kind of) chic, urban, fast-paced, (sort of) young professional life that I live, I call on an old friend and he calms me down. Technically, John Burroughs and I are not friends… and, welp,…