I am a retired physician with a long time interest in conservation and the natural world. My Vermont Outdoors blog is intended to be a personal journal, documenting my activities outdoors, some of which may be of interest to visitors to Vermont and, more specifically, local birders and anglers.
In addition, I have had a longstanding interest in Civil War and post-Civil war politics and culture. Butler's Blog, focused on the life and times of the irrascible politician Benjamin F. Butler, reflects this interest.