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The mountain laurel is in bloom now in Rhode Island, and that’s always a good thing. I took this photo during a recent hike. The flowers are pretty, but mountain laurel’s impact is best enjoyed from a slight distance, so … Continue reading →

We live in Rhode Island, but we also love spending the day on Cape Cod. An interesting development on the Cape over the past few years is the presence of Atlantic White sharks, aka Great White sharks,   apex predators of the … Continue reading →

Editor’s note: A couple of weeks ago, I received an email from Jay Recinto of Warm Winds Surf Shop in Narragansett RI, asking if he could submit a guest post on environmental-friendly surfing. I support any initiative that will help the environment, and especially … Continue reading →

My absolute favorite time in the spring is when the crocuses, and then the narcissus, are blooming. A close second is right now, when the trees are in flower, even if all that pollen makes my eyes itchy.  One of the prettiest early … Continue reading →

This Facebook image shows just two of the 13 sperm whales that washed up near the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. It was determined that they died of starvation because their stomachs were filled with plastic debris. Here’s a link to the … Continue reading →

This is  magical time in the Rhode Island woods. The trees haven’t leafed out, but there’s a greenness to everything – the skunk cabbage, the mosses, the leaf buds. Without the leaves, the sunlight is sharp and intense, but this … Continue reading →

I was in the check out line at a Shaw’s supermarket recently, and this is what I saw in the magazine rack – low down. At children’s eye level. I politely told the woman working at the cash that I … Continue reading →

In my previous post, I wrote about a hike I had taken the day after a snowfall. What I did not mention was the number of coyote tracks, which were all over the snow in the area where this photo was … Continue reading →

While most people were complaining about a recent April snowfall, I went out early in the morning to make the most of it. This is the Francis C. Carter Memorial Preserve in Charlestown, RI. I hike here often because it’s an easy … Continue reading →

An unpredictable month. When we can go from magnolias….. To a blustery snowstorm. That’s all I have to say. Have  a great week, everybody.