Published September 8, 2016 Sky Show The Blue Ridge Mountains are blue at dawn and dusk, a result of the nearly invisible breath of thousands of trees. […]
Published June 2, 2015 Sun shower in an Appalachian mountain forest A brief but violent thunderstorm sent torrents of rain falling on the trees. There are dots and lines of rain both […]
Published September 1, 2015 Stick insects Stick insects, known locally in North Carolina as walking sticks, belong to the order Phasmidae, derived from the Greek phasma, meaning phantom. […]
Published May 19, 2015 Snake in the grass Unlike the origin of that phrase referring to a poisonous snake this is a totally harmless garter snake exploring my lawn. I […]