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Because Nature Tells Me So

Nature is the ultimate teller of tales. I write them down. You'll hear about animals, plants, landscapes, and other elements of the natural world that I encounter in the wilds of the Delaware Valley.

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  1. 29

    01 May 2010 Episode

    "Preface": Excerpt from AMC's Best Day Hikes Near Philadelphia.

  2. 28

    29 Jan 2010 Episode

    "Winter Paths": "Nature's Way" essay on paths of possibility.

  3. 27

    23 Aug 2009 Episode

    "Song of the Woods": "Nature's Way" essay on an invisible singer.

  4. 26

    25 Sep 2008 Episode

    "Message Sent; Message Received": "Nature's Way" essay on communications devices.

  5. 25

    23 May 2008 Episode

    "Dawnsong and Sundance": "Nature's Way" essay on the coming of the light.

  6. 24

    25 Nov 2007 Episode

    "Fruit on the Floor": "Nature's Way" essay on when the time is ripe.

  7. 23

    24 Sept 2007 Episode

    "E Pluribus Unum": "Nature's Way" essay on the many languages of mint.

  8. 22

    26 July 2007 Episode

    "I Know Where the Bees Went": "Nature's Way" essay on flower power.

  9. 21

    19 June 2007 Episode

    "To See the World in a Grain of Pollen": "Nature's Way" essay about the madness of trees.

  10. 20

    14 May 2007 Episode

    "Nothing Doing: Great Blue Herons at Quakertown Swamp." "The Nature of Bucks" essay on the virtues of sitting.

  11. 19

    15 April 2007 Episode

    "Snowfates": "Nature's Way" essay about falling snowflakes.

  12. 18

    04 March 2007 Episode

    "Night and Day": "Nature's Way" essay about the well-dressed moon.

  13. 17

    25 February 2007 Episode

    "Frozen Time": "The Nature of Bucks" essay on a waterfall in winter.

  14. 16

    17 January 2007 Episode

    A View From the Bridge" - "The Nature of Bucks" essay on a bridge that people can't help but stop in the middle of.

  15. 15

    21 December 2006 Episode

    "Perchance to Dream" - "Nature's Way" essay about a sleeping goldenrod gall fly larva.

  16. 14

    26 Nov 2006 Episode

    "The Manderfield Preserve" -"The Nature of Bucks" essay about an autumn woods walk.

  17. 13

    09 Nov 2006 Episode

    "Now Playing - The Chimney Swifts": "Nature's Way" essay on migrating swifts at the movies.

  18. 12

    17 Sept 2006 episode

    "Giving Pond Recreation Area": "The Nature of Bucks" essay on a paddlers' haven.

  19. 11

    23 July 2006 Episode

    "Into the Damp": "Nature's Way" essay on salamanders under rocks.

  20. 10

    02 Sept 2006 Episode

    "Meadow and Woods at Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve": "The Nature of Bucks" essay on the yin and yang of summer.

  21. 9

    18 June 2006 Episode

    "I Feel a Song Coming On": "Nature's Way" essay on why birds sing.

  22. 8

    8 June 2006 Episode

    "Church View Drive (Nockamixon State Park)": "The Nature of Bucks" essay on prime spring hunting grounds.

  23. 7

    11 May 2006 Episode

    "Point Pleasant Community Park": "The Nature of Bucks" essay on a ravine.

  24. 6

    30 April 2006 Episode

    "At Your Service": "Nature's Way" essay on bird landscapers.

  25. 5

    18 March 2006 Episode

    "A Fete for the Fetid": "Nature's Way" essay on a welcome winter flower.

  26. 4

    4 March 2006 Episode

    "The Wilma Quinlan Nature Preserve": "The Nature of Bucks" essay on a preserve and the woman who preserved it.

  27. 3

    25 February 2006 Episode

    "Top Rock Trail"": "The Nature of Bucks" essay on trail up Haycock Mountain

  28. 2

    21 Jan 2006 Episode

    "Smooth or Chunky?": "Nature's Way" essay about uneven ground.

  29. 1

    9 Dec 2005 Episode

    "Here's Looking At You": "Nature's Way" essay about a fascinating fungus.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Nature is the ultimate teller of tales. I write them down. You'll hear about animals, plants, landscapes, and other elements of the natural world that I encounter in the wilds of the Delaware Valley.

HOSTED BY

Susan Charkes

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