From our week on the North Carolina coast. . . (Sunset Beach and Green Swamp Preserve with carnivorous plants: pitchers […]


From our week on the North Carolina coast. . . (Sunset Beach and Green Swamp Preserve with carnivorous plants: pitchers […]

It’s normal to see wildlife all over our forest neighborhood here in the Blue Ridge mountains. And… there are always […]

The Blue Ridge Parkway is just above our place, a short drive to one of the most popular “high” ways […]

There are times I miss living on the West Coast. Pacific Ocean, Redwoods and Sequoias, Sierra Mountains, and acres of […]

As a life-long West Coast guy, it took a few years to appreciate Eastern forests. Now, what used to seem […]

Gorgeous evening here in the Blue Ridge Mountains following heavy rains. A kind of Green-land. With many happy birds.

Nature is never locked down or isolated. Some images of our mountain springtime.

We “nested” in a no-wifi cabin over the New Year. Situated above the confluence/convergence of two singing mountain streams, […]

{Note: as I replied to one commenter, this post is not at all aimed at legitimate service animals OR thoughtful, […]


Last Sunday, a youthful black bear climbed a walnut tree outside our windows, stretched out and took a long nap […]

In my state of North Carolina, we can choose license plates that say: First in Flight (my favorite, because of […]