These winter months and holidays have always been a challenge for me. I start noticing a slight dread in October that grows as November and December quickly accelerate — with the shortened days of light, the gray skies and colder temperatures, the freezing valley fog that often greets my morning eyes, and the cultural/familial holiday expectations.As a lover and explorer of the natural world, walking in wild and tame places with binoculars around my neck, I am soothed [...]
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