SINDY HEMPSTEAD'S SANDY ISLAND PLANT LIST 2012 My list of plants I found at S.I., updated to include 2012. I have omitted the north shore list, as I didn't get there this year. You will notice that quite a few species that were common in other years were missing in 2012. I hope the managers figure out some way to limit the deer population.
Adapted from “The Nature Principle.” Boredom has its benefits.
So does solitude, that lost art in the age of wall-to-wall media. To
occasionally be alone — not lonely, but alone — is an important part of
parenting and of marriage.… 
On July 19, 2008, I marked my 61st birthday with the literal
high point of my Butterfly Big Year. I was counting butterflies all
over…