Published November 2, 2015 Enemies of Leaves The highway between Tennessee and North Carolina winds between several mountain passes, including Sam’s Gap at the border between the two, named […]
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 June 14, 2015 Slow motion campfire After a couple s’mores my interest in the fire in the Smoky Mountains turned to photography. I played with different angles and […]
Published August 8, 2015 Pickerel your poison (bad pun sadly intended) Pickerel frogs are named for the unfortunate distinction of being used as bait to catch pickerel fish. Fortunately, they don’t have too […]