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What Would Henry Do?
Thoreau Farm’s book series in which contemporary voices reflect on Henry David Thoreau’s enduring legacy. Today on our little planet, we live in bewildering times. We’re essentially faced with this question: what should we be thinking, saying, and doing about more »
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Loving Doves at Creekside
By Ashton Nichols Lovey (a.k.a. Lovey Dovey) is in residence at “Creekside,” our c. 1840 farmhouse. Lovey is a mourning dove, of the family Columbidae, and this year she has had the misfortune—largely self-imposed—of moving into last year’s sparrow’s nest for more »
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Posted in Environment, General, Nature, The Roost
Tagged mourning dove, Thoreau
Walden Pond for the First Time
Roost editor Sandy Stott is on vacation. The following post is by Ashton Nichols, Professor of English Language and Literature, Dickinson College. So there I was, over half a century old, a professor of literature and environmental studies who has more »
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