Forest Goddess

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A spoiled golden dog trying to stay cool on his bed under the ceiling fan.
An old, black, white and grey dog, laying down in green grass.
Two small boys in search of salamanders.
A chipmunk hanging upside down on a screen, apparently just stopping by to say hello.
A turkey nest hidden in deep greens.
A pink peony with a golden yellow center against a backdrop of emerald green leaves.
A Spring Peeper on a blade of grass and proud member of the annual amphibian orchestra.
A single, glorious golden yellow sunflower, kissed by the sun and a bumblebee.
A silent, snowy morning. April in Massachusetts, as always, unpredictable.
Sunbeams streaming through a late fall forest.
A monarch caterpillar hungry for change.
Black and white photograph of a dog playing in the snow.
A bright, white trillium found in the forest is always a sight for sore eyes. Counting down the days.
Photo showing of the cover of the book, Posters by Maurice Sendak
"Bearing witness is a principle of Doctors Without Borders, no matter where we work,” she said. “If the descriptions of what our teams witness, see with their own eyes — the widespread destruction of the Gaza Strip, the wounded people, the spread of diseases as a result of the destruction of basic infrastructure, death, and the human consequences of genocidal violence — are unpalatable to some, the fault lies with those committing the atrocities, not with those who speak of them.”
A young black bear meandering down the trail at night.
A long driveway with a huge heart and the word hope written in chalk at the top of the driveway.
Sleeping dog by a roaring fire.
Full cold moon shining bright behind a layer of puffy clouds.
The cold full moon, illuminating a 26 year old Christmas tree, casting it's long, dark shadow across the bright white snow.
Sun streaming through the forest after the first fall snow.
Harvesting turnips.
Profile of a beautiful bobcat strolling through the snow.
Two toddlers holding hands on a hike.
"When the court isn’t playing handmaiden to Trump’s particular brand of authoritarianism, it will do what it’s generally been trying to do for the past 20-plus years under John Roberts’s leadership: continue to suck the life out of the democratic process and crush the rights of anybody who doesn’t happen to be a cishetero white man. While Democrats patiently wait for the magical day when the Supreme Court tells Trump no, the six Republicans will bully trans kids and poison the environment for all kids lucky enough to survive the next school shooting."
A black bear being forced to share my pears with a determined coyote.
A large river otter crossing the trail to the next pond.
Baby snapping turtle walking through the grass after emerging from its underground nest.
A snakelike stream of mist hovering slightly above a solid bank of mist on a crisp, late summer early morning.
Monarch chrysalis.
Protest against fascism on a highway overpass, held on Labor Day, 2025.
Three dogs enjoying a walk on a hot summer day.
A large buck enjoying a midnight snack of my apples.
A large buck enjoying my apples last night.
Two toddlers (my grandsons) searching for salamanders.
Sleepy puppy blowing dream bubbles.
Interesting location for this monarch caterpillar to form its chrysalis.
Monarch caterpillar happily munching on the milkweed.
Portrait of a supermutt.
Dear Trump Voter, a poem from, Lord of the Butterflies, 2018 poetry by Andrea Gibson.
Photo of a raised garden bed with the tops of beets gone, courtesy of a hungry deer.
A single deer in the treeline of a green oasis.
Three bluebird fledglings inspecting my offerings.
Three plump pink lady slippers emerge into dappled forest sunlight.
Peonies blossoming.
Snapping turtle resting on a bed of soft, green moss, after making the trek to lay her eggs in my backyard.
Large, and likely very old, snapping turtle, trying to discern the best spot to deposit this year's clutch of eggs, during the height of a formidable thunderstorm.