Sarah Laurence

Wytham Woods at Oxford University is used for environmental research and hosts art studios. As eager as I am to return home after a ye...

Before my daughter started her summer job, we enjoyed a staycation in Maine. At the top of her list was returning to Coastal Maine Botani...

Before the inundation of tourists, the sand reveals only tideprints. Waves break under bluebird skies. Coastal estuaries cycle t...

When we returned from England in late April, there was an overnight frost. Slowly the temperature warmed to the 60s, greening the grass. ...

A Mystery Wildflower There are some wild things growing in Maine's  Baxter State Park . This looks like a nice bog, right? My son...

May is woodland wildflower season in Maine. Our cool, wet weather has been good for flora and for late season flu. Luckily, I didn't nee...

1. Jacob's Ladder wildflowers (Thanks,  Carol , for the ID.) In Maine, spring doesn’t really kick in until May,  and th...

1.happy surprise: naturally reseeded pansies It takes a lot of will power to keep working on my latest novel with everything blooming in my...