Resident Writings Now Online
This is a piece of a screenshot of the Leas Lit Author Index. Go to the real thing at https://mlra.org/literary-journal/. Then select the button for your favorite author
Cathedral Trail and Kay Smith
I like to lead trail walks for two reasons. It gives new residents an opportunity to become familiar with some convoluted sections of the trails that they might not otherwise visit. And, just as important to me, I get to get to know new residents like Kay Smith. Kay is an environmental activist who moved to Medford Leas in December 2015 and knows much more about botany than I do.
Jumping Right In – Sea Stars
We have been here over a year now, and below are updates on three areas where we are successfully through the settling-in!
First. We are now very comfortable with our newly assembled network of local medical professionals, including specialists and facilities. After 38 years in east central New Jersey, I was concerned about how well we might do rebuilding ‘our’ medical team on the other side of the state.
Jumping Right In – Two Weeks in May
In previous posts, I’ve written about specific activities and events here at Medford Leas as we’ve participated in them.
But coming up to the one year anniversary of our move to Medford Leas, I thought a sample slice of what was available here, just over the last two weeks, might be of interest.
Lumberton Birds, including Bluebirds
Pete McCord can see bluebirds from his back deck. A few days before Pete saw the bluebirds behind his home, nine Medford Leas Birders took a walk on Lumberton Trails and recorded 33 species of birds. Continue reading for Pete’s account of the disappearance and reappearance of bluebirds and Robert Koch’s report on the birding excursion the week before.
Jumping Right In – Our First Spring
It is April 1. This morning I found myself looking right into the tree in front of our kitchen window and it was covered with airy pink flowers! Overnight it decided to get going and it looked like a good two-thirds of the buds had already begun to spring (I couldn’t stop myself) open.