This spring I started training to be a volunteer docent (tour guide) at the Arnold Arboretum (“of Harvard University” for its full name.) The 281-acre, world-class “living museum” is one of Greater Boston’s greatest features, in my opinion. As part of the training, I wrote a short paper about a tree in their collection. Read… Continue reading Sourwood
Tag: nature
Foliage
Fall has arrived, the season that calls us to look to the trees. Yesterday I went on a tree walk led by local herbalist (and former arborist) Alex Klein, our area’s “tree walker.” We meandered through a small stretch of the Jamaica Pond shore over the course of two hours. It’s not really a tree… Continue reading Foliage
Boston to Utah by Train and Bike
Storytime! As some of you know, I recently (mid February) quit my job in battery engineering (which I had worked since I graduated college, for 1.75 years) to do natural building related work as both a profession and passion. As I keep on saying to everybody, I’ll be sharing more about this in writing soon.… Continue reading Boston to Utah by Train and Bike
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