by Audrey Benedict | Nov 23, 2020 | ePostCards
ePostcard #114: Nightwatch ePostcard #114: Nightwatch “Managing darkness has to be an integral part of future conservation planning and illumination concepts.” Dark Sky Association The natural world is a busy place at night! As our human viewshed darkens, the...
by Audrey Benedict | Nov 11, 2020 | ePostCards
ePostcard #113: The Black Marble ePostcard #113: The Black Marble To go in the dark with a light is to know the light.To know the dark, go dark. Go without sight,and find that the dark, too, blooms and sings,and is traveled by dark feet and dark wings. Wendell Berry...
by Audrey Benedict | Nov 2, 2020 | ePostCards
ePostcard #112: Builders and Renters (Tierra del Fuego & Patagonia) ePostcard #112: Builders and Renters (Tierra del Fuego & Patagonia) In the mountains where I live in Colorado, one of my favorite springtime traditions was visiting an elegant ponderosa...
by Audrey Benedict | Oct 27, 2020 | ePostCards
ePostcard #111: Aspen Leaf Dance ePostcard #111: Leaf Dance Introduction: Before returning to our exploration of Tierra del Fuego, I want to step back to September and celebrate my home landscape in Colorado and the golden autumn that preceded our immersion in smoke...
by Audrey Benedict | Oct 22, 2020 | ePostCards
Re: ePostcard #110: A Burning Testament (Terry Tempest Williams) ePostcard #110: A Burning Testament (Terry Tempest Williams) Photo Credit: This photo of the “tail” of the Troublesome Fire was taken yesterday evening by an unidentified woman on a domestic...
by Audrey Benedict | Oct 15, 2020 | ePostCards
ePostcard #109: Secrets of the Nest (Magellanic Woodpeckers) ePostcard #109: Secrets of the Nest (Magellanic Woodpeckers) My first trip to Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego was in the austral spring of 1999. It was not a Cloud Ridge trip, but I certainly had one...