Backyard and Beyond

Starting out from Brooklyn, an amateur naturalist explores our world.

As John Burroughs said, “The place to observe nature is where you are.”

St. John

  • St. John

    I spent last week on St. John, in the United States Virgin Islands. I had a wonderful time, but not without some ambiguity. Future posts will celebrate the naturalist wonders to be found by this bug-savaged (some kind of no-see-um made the mosquitos look like pikers) amateur naturalist, but this introduction attempts a wider view.…