Published July 9, 2015 Mountains framed by trees The southern Appalachians are old mountains. They have eroded and are now mostly covered by trees. In a few spots boulders provide […]
Published July 5, 2015 Madagascar labradorite This is from Madagascar. This mineral is iridescent. It has its own mineral term named for the shimmering blues and greens – […]
Published September 27, 2015 Bumbling Bee Over a hundred years ago, there was a common fallacy that bees shouldn’t be able to fly, so it was a mystery […]
Published October 6, 2019 Old Friend. I recently returned from another visit to Costa Rica, a country I have visited so often that it is like being with […]