In July of 2025, I spent a week as an Artist in Residence at Connecticut Audubon's Edwin Way Teale 168 acre Sanctuary in Hampton, CT. Edwin Way Teale was a Pulitzer Prize winning 20th century author and photographer of natural history books, and he and his wife Nellie, also a naturalist, bought the farm in 1959 to put themselves in a quiet place of natural beauty.

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Edwin also loved moths.

 

I had a choice in which week I could be there, and chose National Moth Week. It's always fun to survey new places and couldn't wait to see who would show up to my lights!

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The 94 pages in this book comprise a collection of photos and notes from that week - of course some include moths.

 

There is something about this place that is beyond description. In speaking with others who are familiar with it, I learned I'm not alone in my inability to define what that special quality is. Dare I say magical..?

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Here's a section on the spots at the sanctuary I chose to set up my beacons.