Published November 9, 2015 Cryogenic Frog Wood frogs provide one of the first sounds of the year, calling from vernal pools even in late winter with a chorus […]
Published September 2, 2015 Rose of Sharon I have several of these shrubs in my yard in assorted colors, so I think of them as Rose of Ruth, though […]
Published September 23, 2015 Craggy Pinnacle Around 20 miles north of Asheville the Blue Ridge Parkway travels through what is locally known as Craggy Gardens, a Natural Heritage […]
Published February 2, 2016 Seagull Sunset. I hadn’t been to the ocean in many years. So on a short trip to Los Angeles I determined to visit the […]