"Summer was our best season: it was sleeping on the back porch in a cot or trying to sleep in the treehouse; summer was everything good to eat; it was a thousand colors in a parched landscape.” — Harper Lee Harper Lee has a way of describing anything and making it sound profound; this quote is no exception. Summer can be a magical time, or it can be the dog days of heat and … [Read more...] about FROM THE DEEP END: 50 shades of summer
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Nature in the Neighborhood: Autumn anxiety
Swampscott Conservancy Fall is officially here! Never mind that the autumnal equinox is weeks away — Starbucks has started serving pumpkin spice lattes and Marshalls is stocking Halloween decorations. Are those not true signs of the change of seasons? If you are like me and suffer from autumn anxiety (yes, it’s a real thing — it must be, I read about it on the … [Read more...] about Nature in the Neighborhood: Autumn anxiety
FROM THE DEEP END: What’s behind boredom?
“Boredom: The desire for desires.” —Leo Tolstoy I saw this quote and was talking about it with a friend who said, "Boredom is a choice," as if we just have to flip some mental switch to move from bored to engaged. I don’t think I have that switch. What is boredom? Is it the lack of anything to do, or is it a disinterest in what is available? I think it's a … [Read more...] about FROM THE DEEP END: What’s behind boredom?