It’s been almost a full year since I started this site. Obviously I’m not the best at keeping up with the blog part. And each time I finish a section of animals, I decide the …
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It’s a Whole New Year
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Improving my Artwork
I come from a family of artists, and took lessons at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston when I was a kid. But in adulthood I felt that I had a good eye and …
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Santa Rosa, San Jacinto, San Bernardino
Wrapping up the desert trip, we took one final day trip from Palm Springs, this time to the west. The Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains are a National Monument. When we stopped at the …
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Joshua Tree
Last week we were in Southern California for a family vacation. The trip was booked many months ago, and we had planned to visit Joshua Tree. When news broke that visitors had destroyed some of …
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A Trip to the Desert
Last week for my daughter’s spring break, we took a family trip to Palm Springs. I wasn’t sure what to expect from the nature out there. I’d searched iNaturalist to see if there were a …
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Finding Four-Toed Salamanders
It’s hard for me to choose a favorite salamander–I really just love them all. But the four-toed salamander has a special place in my heart. It’s the smallest salamander in New York, generally around 2-3 …
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48 hours in Florida
My in-laws are snowbirds these days, so we made a quick visit to the West Palm Beach area over the weekend. The priority was family time, but I checked out iNaturalist before we left and …
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It’s Wood Frog Time
With the arrival of spring weather, I have been out and about to see what’s happening at vernal pools in the area. Unsurprisingly, it’s peepers and wood frog season. On Sunday, my daughter and I …
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Amphibians on the move!
On Thursday, things were looking just right for amphibian migration–temps in the 40s and lots of rain. Unfortunately, the rain that was predicted tapered off in the afternoon, and didn’t start up again until around …
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Is it spring yet?
Today it’s absolutely gorgeous–mid-50’s and sunny. Feels like we’ve been waiting forever for spring weather. And the thing I’m most impatient for–amphibian migration! I found out about DEC’s amphibian crossing guard program about a year …
Fern & Frog 