woods – The Simple Luxuries

August 29, 2021September 30, 2021

River Trail Nature Center

We piled into our seats, and paused before we got going. Our journey was about to begin. The destination was River Trail Nature Center. That was decades ago. That was my first visit to River Trail Nature Center for an elementary school field trip. I vividly remember our school bus pulling up to the front … Continue reading River Trail Nature Center

February 27, 2021March 11, 2021

Self-Guided Woods Walk at Chicago Botanic Garden

Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, IL 60022 “Whose woods these are I think I know.His house is in the village though;He will not see me stopping hereTo watch his woods fill up with snow.” Robert Frost (aptly named) wrote my favorite poem of all time, “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” … Continue reading Self-Guided Woods Walk at Chicago Botanic Garden