Aly may be away at college, but she’s still finding time to explore and enjoy the natural world around her. Below is an excerpt from a recent email (bracketed explanations are mine):
“I wish I’d had the camera today. We got out of class early, so I went to my favorite nettle patch to see if there were any signs of life yet.
It was a bright sunny day, not more than 35°, with little birds turning the fallen leaves over. I saw a large woodpecker—the ones here seem to be twice the size of ours—hanging upside down from a branch to tap at the trunk of a large maple.
