Slocum’s River Reserve is series of wooded trails and open coastal farmland that is under protection of the Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust and the Trustees of Reservations network. There is a variety of natural habitats to explore including meadows, tidal river, woods, and marshland on the property’s 47 acres. Jeff, some friends, and I took […]
It’s become a fall tradition to go apple picking at Old Stone Orchard in Little Compton, RI. I love the pastoral setting, the apple selection (they have my favorite Honeycrisps) and that it is right down the street from a favorite local breakfast spot, The Barn. It is also the first farm I’d visited where […]
These beautiful photos from National Geographic show a natural occurrence known as Bioluminescence. Bioluminescence is the light produced by chemical reactions within an organism. These photos show light created by phytoplankton, which are tiny plant-like marine organisms. It is believed that phytoplankton produce this light for communication and predation purposes, though much is still unknown about the phenonemon. […]