SophieFeb 182 minLibraries of thoughtWhen I wander through the stacks in the Ernst Mayr Library, I often marvel at the great wealth of knowledge upon which this university,...
SophieJan 201 minWhy I walk early (and late)I walked this morning along the newly frozen pond at Newtown Hill in Littleton, where the path is strewn with brambles and sunken with...
SophieDec 15, 20232 minRunning up that hillI recently read Solo, written by a woman named Jenny Tough, who ran, solo, across six mountain ranges on six continents to rekindle her...
SophieNov 28, 20232 minThe philosopher's genomeConflict, serendipity, cooperation, deception, survival -- the war and peace of existence -- all are written in the living text known as...
SophieAug 1, 20231 minAbsorptionThe earth has an amazing yet finite capacity to absorb and dampen the shockwaves of human activity. Soils and wetlands, teeming with...
SophieApr 9, 20231 minSpring awakeningThe other morning I walked with Pumpy on our usual route at "the cliffs" -- a pine needle path meandering along a steep embankment above...