Sense of Place

Tag: white-tailed deer

  • Nature Calls Us Back

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    by Nicolette L. Cagle, August 28, 2026 Some days I walk through the woods with my head tucked down, my feet walking a familiar path by memory, and my thoughts aware submerged in thought. Often, I’m mentally choreographing my to-do-list or rehashing a conversation or weighing whether my behavior needs to change in response to…

  • Deer Rubs

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    On Monday morning, I went for a walk through the riparian woods along the Eno River. On this familiar route, I noticed two trees rubbed raw, rufous-hued, wounded down to the cambium layer. These rubs are from deer, when a buck scrapes his antlers against tree trunks, creating signposts in time and space to mark…