Tag: nature
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Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens – A Book Review
Where the Crawdads Sing is a fast-paced, potent, concise book that has a little bit of everything which will likely satisfy any reader. The story centers around Kya, a young girl growing up alone in the marshes of North Carolina’s Outer Banks. When I say alone–I mean alone. Everyone has abandoned her–her mother, father, brothers,…
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Looking For a Local Hike? Try Merwin Nature Preserve In Central Illinois
If you’re looking for a fairly easy hike you can do in well under two hours, give the Merwin Nature Preserve a try. My friend, Troy Marcy, recommended Merwin Nature Preserve to us after I asked him to suggest a few local hiking trails. Troy is an incredible nature photographer, so he knows all the…
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The Singing Wilderness by Sigurd F. Olson – A Book Review
A friend recommended this book to me. We have a mutual admiration of Stephen King, and he knows I’m a writer, so I think he believed I’d appreciate Olson’s writing technique. My friend was most definitely correct! The Singing Wilderness is a series of essays depicting the various seasons in northern Minnesota. Olson somehow finds…