Happy Earth Day, everyone. A whopping 50-years! As I watch events unfold on www.earthday.org with Ed Begley Jr., I’m trying to stay optimistic. It’s hard though when the coronavirus global crisis steals attention away from the equally serious long-term threat …
Take-out lunch atop Pine Cobble Mountain
“Take-out” is the responsible thing to do today but hikers have been practicing the culture since there were mountains to ascend. Just be sure to save the container, wash and repeat! Our little tail-wagger knows this only too well.
Renee …
Lessons in social distancing in Williamstown
While morose faces heaved books and belongings into idling vehicles others played hackie-sack and drank from red Solo cups from the south lawn behind the Garfield House dormitory. Students were not ready to confront the reality of a semester enhanced …
Hiking the “hook” from sun-up until sundown
George’s initial objections to hiking the Province Lands gave way to resignation when he realized how blissful the sand dunes could be on a dry, sunny, winter day. Given the violent wind gusts along the coastal margins of the Atlantic …
Wearing ourselves out in Provincetown
Valentine’s in Provincetown and my Big Fish (seen above) is on a quest to find a protective beanie to shield himself from the elements. Nothing as outlandish as this (see below) but something just as insulating.
We mistook the sun …
Valentine’s Detox in P-Town
I’ve had enough of reality. Time to get away. A refuge away from political frustrations and scary headlines would be nice. My mate offered up the perfect antidote on Thursday: a romantic, windswept, seaside sojourn to Provincetown. Perfect!
But,it’s the …
Rocking it out on Groundhog Day
I could almost hear the riff, “I got you, babe,” while taking this photo of George ascending Laura’s Tower. I took the same shot of Mutti doing the same a year ago. (But with a better camera.) Apropos of Groundhog …
Mountains and Mutti in Sheffield, Massachusetts
PilotGirl Productions has very few creative projects on the horizon so, as a result, a new series I’ve penned “Mountains with Mutti.” This first short vignette takes us to the Berkshire Mountains in western Massachusetts, not far from the …