Last Thursday was a very fine day. The weather was gorgeous and I got to do one of my most gratifying things: Go into nature with a bunch of kids and get them interested in what’s out there. The kids were high school students from Caldwell Parish. The place was the Charles Allen Nature Preserve along the Ouachita River near Columbia, La. Dr. Joydeep Bhattacharjee, biology professor at University of Louisiana Monroe, also brought his ecology class from ULM. I got to talk to them briefly, but spent most of my time with the kids and their teachers. What is…

“You came all the way from Louisiana for this opening?” The questioner was a staffer at the Roger Tory Peterson Institute in Jamestown, NY. “Yes,” I said, and by way of explanation, “What you are doing here is my heart beat.” My piece in the “Art That Matters: Interconnectivity” exhibit is right up front, the second or third piece you’ll see walking into the exhibit. And I love what they say about it. Right on! The exhibit occupies several rooms at the Institute and is well worth the effort. You will see trees in a different light after you have…