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Michael Wills: The Nature-Walking, Grandkid-Teaching, History-Weaving, Poetry-Savoring Sage of the Finger Lakes

A retired dietitian with a scholar’s brain and a poet’s soul, Michael roams from Monument Valley mesas to mossy trails in Treman Gorge, camera in hand and story on his lips. He’s a curator of wildflowers and wild thoughts, blending memoir with mythology, ecology with emotion. He’s the k

ind of grandfather who turns a walk in the woods into a masterclass in wonder. A lifelong learner, he dances between literary critique and fungal networks with equal grace — quoting Le Guin one moment, marveling at a Queen Anne’s Lace the next. Michael writes like he hikes: with purpose, reflection, and just enough detour to discover something beautiful.

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05/26/2026

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Legacy flowering quince on Ithaca’s West Hill blooms in coral-pink spring light, joining family memory, Asian origins, garden ecology, and enduring beauty.

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04/28/2026

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A close look at Cutleaf Toothwort and a Pure Green Sweat Bee in Cornell Botanic Gardens’ Mundy Wildflower Garden reveals a small but remarkable drama of spring pollination, adaptation, and woodland…

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04/21/2026

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On an April afternoon along Fall Creek near Cornell Botanic Gardens, I found my first colony of Large-flowered Bellwort, Uvularia grandiflora—a quiet woodland wildflower shaped by spring light, pol…

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04/15/2026

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04/14/2026

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On a quiet April walk in Fillmore Glen State Park, I found Hepatica acutiloba blooming beneath leafless trees—small, luminous flowers that turned the still-brown woods into a meditation on patience…

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04/03/2026

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A late winter walk through Malloryville Preserve reveals milky ice, emerging skunk cabbage, and hidden wetland life—seen through the curious eyes of grandchildren.

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03/25/2026

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A quiet encounter with Elfriede Abbe’s Yarb Woman reveals the enduring wisdom of herbal traditions, inviting reflection in the intimate stillness of Cornell’s Herb Garden.

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