March 10, 2025

respect for wildlife

Rachel Woods

In my cold hand, against my fuzzy coat, he closed his eyes, as if resigned to his fate. I imagined him thinking, “I’m too cold to care what happens next.”

January 1, 2025

guest blog

Mirren Hill

The Wonder of Parks

Fun Tip: if you extend your arm and do a “thumbs up” at the bison, and your thumb doesn’t cover it up fully, then you’re too close. Slowly back away.

October 29, 2021

Rachel Woods

Did I Smell A Bear?

Have you ever swam through a warm column of water in an otherwise cool pool or pond? This is the best metaphor for my experience, except, instead of warm water, I walked right into a cloud of husky aromatics. Was it wet or sweaty? My memory of this exact moment, is warmth.

Rachel Woods

January 29, 2021

Turtle #40318

Rachel Woods

January 29, 2021

He seemed despondent. No appetite, few bowel movements. He was slow, even for turtle standards, and he held his head, cocked to the left. While I didn’t actually see the accident, I suspected he was clipped in the head suffering neurological damage. Who knew if he would recover.

Rachel Woods

January 15, 2021

Well, hello there

Rachel Woods

January 15, 2021

I could see a dark mass huddled against the register of the vent, and once I freed the metal register from its tight hold on my ceiling, my friend and I met eye to eye. “Well hello there.”