The Boston Globe, July 30th, 2000
FOR 29 YEARS, NATURE WRITER ROBERT FINCH, 57, HAS LIVED ON CAPE COD, FIRST IN BREWSTER, NOW IN WELLFLEET. HE FELL FOR THE CAPE AT 19, WORKING IN PLEASANT BAY. IT WAS "LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT," HE SAYS. HIS NEW BOOK OF ESSAYS IS DEATH OF A HORNET. What about the Cape captivated you? There was something about the combination of those high bluffs, the smell of the pines, the light, the water, the islands in the water. It also didn't hurt that I had my first real love affair that summer: Your emotions are heightened, and you imprint on whatever's there. What's dulling our connection with nature today?...
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