It appears that nature continues on. Unabated. Oblivious, in a way, to the human drama unfolding. Today on my solo, socially distanced walk in the neighborhood, I heard the familiar loud buzzy sound that honeybees make when swarming. My mentor TJ Carr always said that Palm Sunday was THE time for bee swarms to begin.…

Years ago I met a man at a writing workshop who had also come under the enchanting spell of honeybees. He had begun to keep bees at a time when unbeknownst to the average beekeeper, a deadly scourge had begun to spread among the beehives. During the winter of 2006-2007, some beekeepers began to report…

Nature holds the key to our aesthetic, intellectual, cognitive and even spiritual satisfaction.”                                                                                              – E. O. Wilson Welcome Spring! It is the season of crocuses, bee swarms, longer days and the return of the migrating birds. Even as we are quarantined and more and more isolated from our daily human connections and habits, earth still…