The snow has slumped in on itself, like a tired mom at the end of an exhausting day. Every drift is smaller than it used to be, every ridge rounder. Near tree trunks I see how much the snow has settled and at the edges of the road I see wet smudges and tiny […]
nature study
Review: The Girl Who Drew Butterflies by Joyce Sidman
In 17th century Europe, young Maria Merian was fascinated by butterflies. ‘Summer birds’, they were called, and no one really knew where they came from. Raised first in an engraver’s house and then an illustrator’s, Maria learned both the technical details of her craft and how to observe nature. She combined the two to become […]