Published November 14, 2015 Fleur-de-lis The iris is the national flower of France, with a history stretching back over a thousand years. In the Middle Ages it […]
Published July 10, 2015 Summer reflections Here in the mountains of North Carolina the lush green of the forest peaks in early summer. All the leaves have […]
Published April 4, 2017 The Persistence of Beauty My dad was 50 when I was born, and though he could have been my grandfather he never seemed old. My childhood […]
Published February 22, 2016 Three Seasons When I studied monkeys and tropical rainforests, I missed the four seasons. True, for a naturalist, there is little to compare […]