Essay: Funeral for a Stick Bug
What is the value of one life, when the human population is nearing 7 billion? Insects are said to number 10 quintillion--a census would...
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Michelle Levy
- May 27, 2018
- 2 min
The Forest for the Mushrooms: A Visit to Halle Ravine
On our hike through Halle Ravine Preserve, a 38-acre gem managed by Pound Ridge Land Conservancy, about ten minutes in, our guide spotted...
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Michelle Levy
- Oct 14, 2017
- 3 min
Sailing on the High Sound
(*If you haven't read my previous post, start here.) I met with a formidable gatekeeper once again today, on my way out to sea--rather,...
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Michelle Levy
- Sep 24, 2017
- 4 min
Lava Rocks and Labyrinths
The call to adventure was the call to walk two miles barefoot on a trail I'd hiked before, but never without shoes. My companion was none...
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Michelle Levy
- Jan 12, 2017
- 2 min
A Delicious Day
The piano tuner asks, "Do you want absolute pitch? That'll cost you more." The reason I think this is important is we're training our...
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Michelle Levy
- Nov 1, 2016
- 3 min
The First Time Ever I Saw...
Can you think of a time you discovered a deeper layer of the natural world? Was there a teacher who sparked the love of a subject that you w
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Michelle Levy
- May 3, 2016
- 3 min
Looking Forward to... Nothing.
Who knew Kindergarten would be so rigorous? And the pull to sign up for soccer, language lessons, and extracurricular programs is so...
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