I have been fascinated by whales since I read the Classics Illustrated comic book version of Moby Dick in the fourth grade. (I was rooting for the whale.) But for most of my life, wherever I went hoping to observe one of these magnificent marine mammals, they managed to elude me. I went on a […]
The benefits of going to a single-gender high school can’t be proven scientifically, but I can attest to my own experience.
Grandma was happiest surrounded by loved ones on Christmas.
Alas, though Commander Tom was charming and kind to everyone, he never paid any attention to me, even when I won a giant Tootsie Roll.
Have you ever lost a beloved pet and wished for a place to grieve?
“Wow, look at the belly fat on this one!” Up until that moment, I had not known that birds could have fat bellies, let alone that you can actually see the fat. Tom, the bird bander who was leading a team of researchers, showed me how, if you gently move their stomach feathers, you can […]
I spent many childhood days in Buffalo’s city parks. Little did I know then they were designed by America’s first and greatest landscape architect.
When I was growing up on the West Side, little did I know that my crowded, urban neighborhood would one day host the biggest, most beautiful Garden Walk in America.
Is it any wonder that I long to return, this time to my own cottage with a view of my beloved lake?
Like every generation of teenagers, we believed our music was far superior, truly unique, and more profound, than any music that came before it.
I lived through one of our nation’s most devastating tree pandemics–Dutch Elm Disease–and I hope I never witness another.
Like old structures, it is the flaws and imperfections that tell our stories and make us interesting.