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Friday Photos! One Year Ago: Humboldt/Siskiyou County Line

29. Jan, 2010 2 Comments

A year ago today, I was watching the first signs of spring: spots of color breaking through the greens, grays and rusty browns of northern California.

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Sunday Photos: Thoreau Falls, New Hampshire

24. Jan, 2010 2 Comments

Hiking to Thoreau Falls turned out to be one of the best days of my entire journey. Here’s the proof.

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Friday Photos: Kittery Point, Maine

22. Jan, 2010 2 Comments

August in Maine: foggy, grey and serenely beautiful.

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Death, Destruction & Carnage in a Provincetown Tourist Shop

In which I cynically poop on your shell collection.

16. Dec, 2009 7 Comments

Ah, the joys of shell collecting: millions and millions of dead animals imported from Asia. With googly eyes.

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The Apocalyptic Housewife Goes Seedbombing

Or, A Job Worth Doing is Worth Doing Crappily

25. Nov, 2009 6 Comments

An illustrated primer, based on one total n00b’s first documented experience with chlorophyll graffiti. The first-ever guest post from The Apocalyptic Housewife.

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10/15/09: Take Action TODAY!

Fighting climate change with Blog Action Day

15. Oct, 2009 0 Comments

If you care about climate change, now’s the time to get involved. Find out why the time is now–and what you can do to help.

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Indiana Dunes State Park

Sunset at Lake Michigan

19. Aug, 2009 2 Comments

I’d never seen a Great Lake before. “They’re huge,” people had told me. “You can’t see across them.” But that still didn’t prepare me for visiting one in person.
We drove up to the Indiana Dunes State Park, an expanse of protected shore along Lake Michigan. We were hoping to find a spot to camp, but [...]

Update! The Flowers of Zephyros, Part II

14. Aug, 2009 1 Comment

Way back in May, I told you a little about the gorgeous gardens at Zephyros Farm, gave you a bit of the background behind Daphne Yannakakis’ gardening skills, and showed you some photos by Karina Salinas Heredia, a farm intern from Ecuador.
For new readers: Zephyros is an organic, family-run farm in Paonia, Colorado, where I [...]