Stories from Terrapins
In the deep woods, above the old Indian’s ancient cabin of handhewn logs, there was the persistent barking of a…
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Fishing Spider?
Yesterday we worked down at the big garden. Matt has been pecking away at getting the remains of the big…
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Cleaning Up the Hurrah’s Nest
hurrah’s nest nounA Variant form hoorah’s nest. (see 1956 in B).B A place or thing in complete disorder or confusion.1940 Haun Hawk’s Done 74 [She] said the…
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Farewell to the Katydids
As summer begins to wind down I start seeing katydids on the porches, on the outside steps, and even on…
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Redbirds
Yesterday Ron Stephens mentioned redbirds in his comment. He said “I searched BP&A for the word “redbird” because something made…
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Thankful November – Wild Meat
“Since most early families had hogs, it was not really essential for them to hunt wild game. Many did, however—to…
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Praying Mantis
Yesterday as I was working I looked up to see a praying mantis clinging to the window above my desk….
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Terrapins in the Garden
I spotted this terrapin in the garden the other day. I heard something I knew was bigger than the lizards…
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The Last of the Katy-Dids
It’s been a few weeks since the katy-dids stopped hollering at night. I always wish I could catch the first…
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Whippoorwills & Fiddles
Whippoorwill The Mountain Whippoorwill written by Stephen Vincent Benet 1925 Up in the mountains, it’s lonesome all the time,(Sof’ win’ slewin’…
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Time for Tadpoles
Yesterday I was over in Graham County at Satterfield’s Briarpatch Greenhouse And Nursery. Chatter went with me and we had a wonderful…
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Mean Roosters
My dad always told about when he was 9-10 years old and his mom had a mean Rhode Island Red…
