Saratoga woods and waterways

For more than thirty years I've been wandering the woods and waterways of Saratoga County, New York, and regions nearby, looking closely, listening carefully, and recording what I experience. We are blessed in this region with an amazing amount of wilderness right at hand. With this blog I share my year-round adventures here, seeking out what wonders await in my own Madagascar close to home.

Wednesday, May 27, 2026

New Trails To Explore (And Lots of 'Em!)

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  O h my dear loyal readers, I realize I have been neglecting this blog for several weeks. It's not that I haven't been walking natu...
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Saturday, May 9, 2026

Mother Nature As Flower Arranger

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 Sometimes I simply marvel at how beautifully our native wildflowers are arranged by Mother Nature. Here are just three examples of spring-b...
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Saturday, May 2, 2026

Rock Garden Along the Road

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  F or many years now, as soon as the days warm up enough to awaken the very earliest of spring wildflowers, I hurry over to where the Palme...
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Wednesday, April 29, 2026

A Wild Cherry Sampler

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 W hile driving this week along Spier Falls Road, which follows the Hudson River where this river forms the northern boundary of Saratoga Co...
Friday, April 17, 2026

Spring is Bustin' Out All Over!

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  W ell, it sure took a while.  But then, WHAM! It went from below freezing last week to 85 degrees two days in a row this week.  That sure ...
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Saturday, April 11, 2026

It's Violet Time for One Species!

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  W e had such a warm day yesterday, I bet our earliest violets are starting to open their petals. And our earliest species to bloom around ...
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Friday, April 3, 2026

May Hope Follow Despair

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W ell, here we are in Holy Week, two months since I last posted a blog. Spring has arrived, snow and ice have retreated, and our earliest fl...
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