“Flickers of orange and red fill the air, and wood buckles and cracks as flames consume their every fiber. The beauty of fire is unparalleled yield to its danger. It grasps your attention, but its implications are highly varied.”

“Do you ever just take a moment? Just a moment to reflect, to feel small, to breathe.”

“…I always like to break down the world in paint by numbers and reflect upon what makes the reflected waves of light so unique.”

“I start planning far in advance about my Halloween costume. This year I think I will be a moth. Specifically the INVASIVE Gypsy Moth, ooooOOOOOOooooo.”

“There are some days where we get the chance to experience other worlds. Ripples in the fabric of spacetime. Moments that make you feel as if something is different.”

“…and in my free time, hiking... Lots of hiking.”

“The property is teeming with life and it certainly feels good to support these animals and their habitat through our hard service.”

“As a student of environmental science, I can recognize that the electromagnetic behavior of banana peels is outside of my realm of expertise; however, I know birds, and I can confidently tell you that birds are the subject of many conspiracy theories.”

“…shortly after coming out of the Grey Rocks channel an adult bald eagle swooped down a few feet in front of the boat and snagged a fish in its talons which it carried away over the tree line.”