Grasping the handle, I watched corn kernels fall into the grinder as I turned the crank, the flaky pieces collecting in a metal basin. A volunteer at Dudley Farm – dressed in a 19th century dress and bonnet – looked on as I created a small pile of chicken feed. Pouring a mini-mountain into my…
Birding Maine – A Winter Wren Atop Height of Land
One of my absolute favorite places in Maine is “Height of Land” in Roxbury. Every summer I drive by this spectacular view on my way to the Rangeley Lakes Region, and though I’ve taken in the layered-mountain landscape hundreds of times it never fails to take my breath away. Read the rest on the Bangor…
One World, Two Feet – Discovering Moores Creek Battlefild
First posted by the Duke Nicholas School. In the midst of patchwork agricultural fields, grown tall with corn, my husband and I discovered Moores Creek National Battlefield. I use the word ‘discover’ loosely, as the battlefield is clearly marked on the rural North Carolina road. But we were in the middle of a long driving…