Divining, the blog Archives - Maureen Dunphy https://maureendunphy.com/category/divining-memoir-trees/ Maureen Dunphy is an author, speaker, writing coach, and workshop leader. Sat, 05 Aug 2023 21:02:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://maureendunphy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/maureen-dunphy-site-icon-divining-tree-sq-150x150.jpg Divining, the blog Archives - Maureen Dunphy https://maureendunphy.com/category/divining-memoir-trees/ 32 32 217012139 A Tree Tale Told . . . by Guest Blogger Sondra Willobee https://maureendunphy.com/touching-the-white-oak-by-guest-blogger-sondra-willobee/ Sat, 05 Aug 2023 20:46:26 +0000 https://maureendunphy.com/?p=12674 Writer and outdoor enthusiast Sondra Willobee and her husband Ed have canoed, hiked, and camped throughout the United States. Sondra blogs about many of these adventures at Down by the Riverside. You may find you agree with me: she has a wonderful aptitude for connecting her astute observations about the nature all around us to […]

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]]> 12674 Best Books for Nature Nerds https://maureendunphy.com/field-guides/ Wed, 26 Jul 2023 04:30:49 +0000 https://maureendunphy.com/?p=12648 If there were such a thing as a “Field Guide to Happy Grandchildren,” I’m guessing being present for their birthdays would be one of the characteristics listed. When my oldest grandson, Caden Daly, turned five at the end of May, both sets of grandparents–Nick (aka “Grandpa Nick”) and Rhonda (“Ra-Ra”) and my husband (“Bumpy”) and […]

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]]> 12648 Nests: Thoughts on Tree Trimming, Birdfeeding, and Rat Repelling https://maureendunphy.com/nests-thoughts-on-tree-trimming-birdfeeding-and-rat-repelling/ Tue, 16 May 2023 01:30:33 +0000 https://maureendunphy.com/?p=12606 Despite what you read, feeding wild birds in America did not begin in 1845 when Henry David Thoreau fed the birds at Walden Pond in Concord, Massachusetts. Americans had been tossing breadcrumbs to the birds long before his visit to the pond. Thoreau just wrote about it. Thoreau also wrote: “He who cuts down woods […]

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]]> 12606 Palm Trees, Merely a Chorus for These Two Stars https://maureendunphy.com/palm-trees-merely-a-chorus-for-these-two-stars-jacaranda-hoop-pine/ https://maureendunphy.com/palm-trees-merely-a-chorus-for-these-two-stars-jacaranda-hoop-pine/#comments Tue, 09 May 2023 04:43:04 +0000 https://maureendunphy.com/?p=12588 I visited Sarasota this past weekend. The occasion was a spectacular wedding weekend for dear Amy–a lovely young woman I’ve known since her birth and my youngest daughter’s best friend when they were little–and her very wonderful Frances. A real love story with two human stars and a fairytale wedding. But, apparently, even during several […]

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]]> https://maureendunphy.com/palm-trees-merely-a-chorus-for-these-two-stars-jacaranda-hoop-pine/feed/ 1 12588 Tree Stories https://maureendunphy.com/mothering-trees-and-other-tree-stories/ https://maureendunphy.com/mothering-trees-and-other-tree-stories/#comments Tue, 02 May 2023 01:25:09 +0000 https://maureendunphy.com/?p=12572 Over the last month, I’ve been collecting tree stories. Tree stories from folks in New Baltimore to Pleasant Ridge to Traverse City to Northport. From Lake St. Clair’s Anchor Bay to Lake Michigan’s Grand Traverse Bay. The occasions included a book reception, a library book presentation, a philanthropic women’s organization meeting, a wonderfully unique reading […]

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]]> https://maureendunphy.com/mothering-trees-and-other-tree-stories/feed/ 2 12572 The Tree Who Owns Itself https://maureendunphy.com/the-tree-that-owns-itself/ https://maureendunphy.com/the-tree-that-owns-itself/#comments Tue, 25 Apr 2023 01:32:56 +0000 https://maureendunphy.com/?p=12531 The other day, my daughter Meagan texted me a screenshot of a posting from her Facebook parent group. It was of a 4.3-starred destination to visit. The name of the destination was “Tree That Owns Itself.” Have you ever heard of this? I hadn’t. The tree is a white oak (Quercus alba) at the corner […]

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