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After the Hawk
By Ashton Nichols I have a sad story to tell today. It is about one of those red-tailed hawks that I have written about in an earlier piece on The Roost, perhaps; or, perhaps not. Not so long ago, I more »
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Posted in Environment, General, Literature, Nature, The Roost
Tagged Dickinson College, London, New York, Rome
That Hum and Buzz
Insect Sounds by Ashton Nichols Think of an insect three inches long that makes a sound so loud it keeps you awake at night. When we traveled to a beautiful spot on the Delaware Bay recently, that is what we more »
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Tagged Delaware Bay, John Keats, Led Zeppelin Concert
Fantastic Beauty in the Front Yard
By Ashton Nichols Yesterday morning, while I was pushing my granddaughter Verona on the swing in one of our large cedar trees in front of Creekside, I noticed a sudden flash of yellow against the striated brown bark of the more »
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Tagged Imperial Moths Eacles, Massachusetts Natural, North America, Vineyard Island