We went to East Hampton village’s Nature Trail on the official first day of spring. And the swan song of winter. A little sanctuary for wildlife right near Main Street. Once it was a swamp and wetlands. Then in 1901 part of it became a private Japanese water garden. And since 1951 the land deeded […]
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The wind howled, but, instead of staying home, we took our kids to watch it dancing with the waves. We passed wild geese keeping out of its reach. And found it leaping across the waves and flinging sand into the air at the beach. My son leant back to feel the wind’s arms. While my
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We went to a swamp for a winter walk. The day before the snow fell. A path through the woods led us past fallen trees. Roots no longer able to cling to the bog like ground. The wetlands appeared around us. Moss and trees nestling among the dark waters. A bridge over a weir made my
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Often when driving along a back road through the Hamptons, I’ve glanced up beyond the farm fields at estates scattered on a slope above. Then I discovered I didn’t need over 10 million dollars to afford the same view. I could go on a short hike with the kids through the woods to the same overlook.
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Top author of children’s books and masses of ideas for kids’ activities. What’s the correlation? Kids picture books by British author Julia Donaldson. Here are some of the activity ideas for starters: making paper doll chains, designing masks, playing with sticks, painting with hands and performing in a play. All these kids indoors and outdoors
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The arrival of winter meant we could take our children to the seal haul out site in Montauk. When my daughter asked if she could pet them and my son said he’d bring a ball for a seal to play on its nose, I knew it was time for them to observe seals in their natural
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