Since at least Plato’s time, and apparently much longer, people’s imaginations have been gripped by the sense that our origins are in the stars, writes Dana Wilde.
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Where have all the dragonflies gone? Nowhere
What appears to be happening is not necessarily what’s really happening, writes Dana Wilde.
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The world in a grain of scent
Late summer brings a panoply of scents unlike any other season, columnist Dana Wilde writes.
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A last word on the purple martins
Why was one bird hanging back alone, while all others seemingly were headed south, Dana Wilde ponders.
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The eye of the spider
The arachnologists and field guide writers seem to have conspired over the years to make spider names a cobweb of its own.
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The day of the trefoils
The midsummer flowers will take over if you let them.
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Circle of life same for spiders, rabbits and humans
You may think you have more control over life than a spider, until an unseen force reminds you otherwise, writes Dana Wilde.
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That winter state of mind just wouldn’t go
The brutal winter’s icy grip on central Maine made for a stealthy spring and beginning of summer.
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A philosopher’s take on the meaning of life
If dimensions beyond length, width, height and time actually exist, why don’t we experience them? Dana Wilde asks.
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Shadbush blossoms a reminder of spring’s power
The season is full of poetry and beauty, backyard naturalist Dana Wilde writes.