Have you ever spent a full day deep in a swamp, watching over hummocks and tussocks guarded by tightly packed black spruces?
I’ve spent some long days in the swamp. Watching the sun rise through scraggly spruce tops, listening to the birds wake up and stretch their wings, the red squirrels chattering back and forth as they race from tree to tree. I’ve had blue jays and chickadees land on branches within a foot or two of my face, seen turkeys, grouse, coyotes and snowshoe hares.One cold morning after a fresh snowfall, I watched a bobcat move with incredible grace through
