Published October 28, 2016 Rushmore Anniversary Mount Rushmore is an iconic national monument, completed 75 years ago this month. Originally conceived in 1923 as a tourist attraction, the […]
Published April 7, 2020 Share Beauty In early spring, bloodroot begin pushing up through the half-frozen soil. They are named for the red sap found throughout the plant, […]
Published March 17, 2016 Saucer Magnolia After returning from Texas I took a short trip to South Carolina, finding spring had arrived there before me. I was […]
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 […]