I’ll be doing this part of the assignment in reverse. Since I started my blog at home, I’m going to compare it to the place in Vermont I had originally chosen. Both of my places are centered around running water. It’s soothing to me, plus there’s usually so much life to be found around a …
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History of Nolde Forest
Near the turn of the twentieth century, a wealthy industrialist and conservationist named Joseph Nolde purchased a plot of abandoned farmland in Berks County. When he and his family first saw the meadows, a single white pine stood among the grasses. Nolde was inspired by this one pine to create a “luxury forest”, hopefully resembling …
Many Pictures of Fungi, One of a Birch Tree, and One of Me
Event Map, Including Another Bird
I’ll admit I was a bit suspicious of the event map at first. It seemed confusing, and like it would probably be much easier to take a few pictures and type out descriptions. The process of making this one, though, was so fun and calming that I’m planning to start making them for myself. I …
Map, and a Bird
Welcome to my Place!
Dear Reader, If you take the stairs up and over the waterfall, follow the trail into the woods (making sure to duck under the log helpfully marked with a painting of a duck), and wander along the river past the pines and the beeches and the small wooden footbridges, you’ll come …
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Pictures from A Warm Snowy Afternoon
Here are a few photos from my first visit!