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Hessian Lake, pictured in an old postcard, was known for a time as Bloody Pond.
Hessian Lake, pictured in an old postcard, was known for a time as Bloody Pond.

Zeitgeist time!

Winter is such a good time to visit what you can’t see. A time to revisit, remember and explore what’s covered over, beyond...

Thin Places
07 Dec 2022 | 03:33
Seligmann’s book, <i>The History of Magic and the Occult</i>, originally published in 1948, at the artist’s grave in Sugar Loaf, NY.
Seligmann’s book, The History of Magic and the Occult, originally published in 1948, at the artist’s grave in Sugar Loaf, NY. ( Daniel Mack)

Odd but potent comforts

Where to go in these times of war, pandemics and deep political confusion, for a moment of reflection, relief, perhaps a...

Thin Places
01 Sep 2022 | 03:30
Bob sells old clocks and other vintage bric-a-brac he’s collected roadside in Milford, PA.
Bob sells old clocks and other vintage bric-a-brac he’s collected roadside in Milford, PA. ( Becca Tucker)

That age-old yard sale magic

Though I don’t need as many things now as I once thought I did, I have not stopped going to yard sales. In this ever more...

Thin Places
08 Jun 2022 | 11:04
Finding a better backyard balance

Finding a better backyard balance

A group of us in the neighborhood are talking about doing something simple, and unusual, in the month of May. For years I’ve...

Thin Places
03 Feb 2022 | 11:55
Pleiades in a dark night sky. Elements of this image furnished by NASA.
Pleiades in a dark night sky. Elements of this image furnished by NASA.

Winter relief: the naked eye stars

It’s time to look up. There’s a dreamy ancient getaway waiting in the winter sky. The news, Covid, the climate all dampen...

Thin Places
09 Feb 2022 | 12:20
The next full moon comes out around 8 p.m. on April 26. It’s the “egg moon,” ripe and fertile with change and life. It’s also the first of this year’s supermoons, which look extra big and bright.
The next full moon comes out around 8 p.m. on April 26. It’s the “egg moon,” ripe and fertile with change and life. It’s also the first of this year’s supermoons, which look extra big and bright. ( Daniel Mack)

Moonbeam vision

We may be emerging from this collective trauma, or not. We’re still adjusting to the bald, painful fact that some old forms...

Thin Places
01 Feb 2021 | 01:31
You may see some bluebirds overwintering here. For the Lenape, they were the sign of the spirit that drives off the gods of winter.
You may see some bluebirds overwintering here. For the Lenape, they were the sign of the spirit that drives off the gods of winter. ( Daniel Mack)

Second Wave walking

What place could I possibly recommend you visit that could be any more interesting than your own head, and heart, in this...

Thin Places
24 Dec 2020 | 12:16
This red-tail hawk adds an enchanted layer to the quiet beauty of the Warwick Cemetery.
This red-tail hawk adds an enchanted layer to the quiet beauty of the Warwick Cemetery. ( David Horton)

Cemeteries feel just right

Extraordinary times call for imaginative responses. Forget the AT, the Preserves, the Parks. Go to the cemeteries, for better...

Thin Places
14 Jul 2020 | 03:23
The kaleidoscope summer

The kaleidoscope summer

As our old ways continue to get altered, new ways do seem to get revealed. It reminds me of nothing so much as looking through...

Thin Places
11 May 2020 | 01:17
Visiting wounded places

Visiting wounded places

Places, like people, get wounded. Vandalism, neglect, insensitivity, overuse and the forces of nature all have their way...

Thin Places
04 Mar 2020 | 05:00
Winter blues does likely involve vitamin D, but a change of attitude may help, too.
Winter blues does likely involve vitamin D, but a change of attitude may help, too. ( Daniel Mack)

Appreciating shadows

Winter is marked for many in the United States (estimates are 10 million) by the “winter blues” or its clinical cousin, seasonal...

Thin Places
14 Nov 2019 | 03:45
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