Do you know what one thing has a big impact on your health?A dose of nature. In Flora & Fauna, we’ll explore farmer’s markets, land conservation, hikes and beekeeping, flowers and festivals, coastline, parks and enjoying the natural environment, even within a city.
If someone had asked me six months ago; “Nancy, you are about to be quarantined for an unspecified amount of time; what are you going to...
Read This PostThe minute Labor Day ended I was on a ferry home from the Hamptons. I did a fast turn around with a change of my mindset as well as clothing...
Read This PostI'm a second year beekeeper. I have fallen in love with the honeybee. I put my face up to them as close as I possibly can. For two years I have...
Read This PostThe bee gathers its materials from the flowers of the garden and of the field, but transforms and digests it by a power of its own. - Leonardo...
Read This Post"Earth Day is a day to celebrate the strides in conservation we have made, as well as an opportunity to educate the public about...
Read This PostA week ago I received my Master Naturalist certificate from the Connecticut Audubon Society. Basically this means that "we are trained to be...
Read This PostMay is coming to a close today. I like May because it's an easy transition month before June, July, and August. The weather is not too hot, the...
Read This PostI love, love, love Pantone's color of the year for 2017: "Greenery". After a dreary winter and the crush of everyday news, writing about...
Read This PostThe Dahlia Festival in Connecticut is a must-attend event for me because as a photographer it allows me to get up close and personal to the...
Read This PostIt's summertime and vacations are aplenty. I'm off again driving back to where I was born in North Carolina to see my mother and...
Read This PostI spent time with these horses this past weekend in Westchester County. It's the season for horse shows in the Northeast and elsewhere, so...
Read This PostFor 2016, I'm taking a video class so I'm always looking for opportunities to hone my skills. In March, three friends and I took a...
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