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I consider the lack of biting insects and other invertebrates, to be a wondrous gift of the winter season. I can wander unmolested through wood and...

NEW YORK — The country has a new president and may well have a new literary star. In one of the inauguration’s most talked about moments, poet...

This is a good time to be outdoors exploring the fields and woods. There is so much to see that will be buried in snow later on. But you may ask...

By HENRY HOMEYER This past year was a tough one for many of us: isolation due to COVID-19, political turmoil, employment interruptions and more...

Last June my wife Marie and I encountered a mature wood turtle while walking through a forest near our home. We admired the intricate topography of...

A lot of not-so-great things happened in 2020. I recognize that’s the understatement of the year, but please bear with me a moment.As a journalist,...

MERIDEN — Who in the past 10 months hasn’t dreamed of floating away, above the pandemic gloom and to a soft landing in a sunnier, happier place? A...

Winter is finally here in Cornish Flat. The cardinals and blue jays are providing a little color to an otherwise unremarkable world. The sun is...