Nature Blog

During the quickly quiet month of August, it’s hard not to dwell on the idea that summer is nearing a close as teachers and students avoid the stores filled with back to school reminders and that smell. You know what I’m talking about- the fresh, plastic smell of new backpacks

Exciting events are happening at Little Pond! A quiet spring prepared us for a busy summer of new stories and adventures. Turtles, beavers, hawks, and our road being paved! What a way to begin our summer here at Little Pond. After over a year of unpredictability and uncertainty, one thing

Imagine the strain, effort, skill, and pure intuitive sense it takes for our animals friends to return to spring life! It is as if the sun itself stirs us into a feeling nearly instinctual- get outside! Yes! What the fresh outdoors can teach us about appreciation for the natural world.

While the fresh snow flurries outside my window, I reflect upon the freeze and thaw nature of living in New England. It makes me imagine the freeze and thaw nature of our lives, and here I dwell in the idea of rejuvenation for the creative spirit. At the beginning of

There’s something wonderful about the beginning of the year. Here in New England, we are in the throes of winter, yet as the days grow a tad longer, we look upward for our sign that winter isn’t endless or as terrible as we may feel it is. For this particular

A small space of time between a beautiful and long summer, with a slow and steady step into fall, we return to the array of autumn colors once more, longing for our bodies to rest among cooler days and chillier nights. While this teacher and her old dog wander in thought,

To be honest, this picture is old. As of today, it’s nearly a month old! Yes, that’s correct. This little fella broke through the pebbles that crowded around him in early February. What courage! Now that we are past the holidays, and the joys of snowy days and nights with

A lilac in October. The tight purple blooms hold fast against the impending cold weather as leaves change color, dry, and wander away in a crisp wind. Spring. Vivid, bright, and refreshing, we kiss the sky and sun on the cusp of a great change in New England. Nearly driven