“No matter what they tell you, you are an animal in the forest” ~Bangambiki Habyarimana

“Dogs 

are our link

 to paradise. 

They don't know evil 

or jealousy 

or discontent. 

To sit with a 

dog 

on a hillside 

on a glorious afternoon 

is to be back 

in Eden, 

where doing 

nothing 

was not boring--

it was 

peace.”

 ~Milan Kundera

a beautiful, snowy hike with Daisy.

Nickerson State Park.

Blizzard Mars 2016

“All our wisdom is stored in the trees.” ~Santosh Kalwar

 “I like this 

place 

and could 

willingly 

waste my time in 

it.”  

~William Shakespeare

A hike through a sea of green at Nickerson State Park.

Brewster, Cape Cod.

Joanna Vaughan Photography

“I was disoriented by the idea that men should ever leave the forest.” ~Daniel J. Rice

“Sometimes, 

when we are far from clocks 

and schedules, 

we can still recapture a lost sense of place-based 

time.

 On a relaxing camping trip 

or a long day 

outdoors, 

perhaps, 

we can slip back 

into the rhythm 

of the 

sun.” 

 ~Richard J. Borden

A chilly camping trip at Nickerson State Park.

April 2015.

Joanna Vaughan Photography

“I have learned that to be with those I like is enough” ~Walt Whitman

 This is how 

you hold onto your family. 

You hold them with open hands 

so they are free to find 

futures of their 

own. 

It's just that 

simple.”

 ~Richard Peck

A beautiful hike with my brother, nephew, and my boy.
Nickerson State Park.
April 2015

“The first rule of an expedition is that everyone should stick together.” ~Tahir Shah

 

“Come with me into the woods 

where spring is
advancing,

as it does, no matter 

what,
not being singular 

or particular,

 but one of the forever gifts, 

and certainly 

visible.” 

 ~Mary Oliver

A beautiful Easter day hike.

April, 2015.

Nickerson State Park, Brewster.