Over the last two weeks the Ivies have started putting on their annual show of beauty. They start out as a faint smudge of whitish pink along the sides of the mountains and before you know it their brilliant blooms are set before you almost every where you look in a true feast for the eyes. If you’re unsure about what Ivies are, here’s a few links to help you out. Mountain Ivy = Mountain Laurel = Rhododendron The Mountain…
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Wildflowers & Trees Of Appalachia
“A Mess of Ramps—Kimsey Creek” by John Parris Burton Bumgarner will tell you, with the faith of a true believer,…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Maple Trees are in Bloom
The maple trees have put on their pretty spring garments in my area of Appalachia. For the last two weeks…
On our last hike up the creek The Deer Hunter said he wanted to show us the biggest holly tree…
Strawberry bush noun A wild shrub (Euonymus americanus). Same as hearts a-bustin’ (with love). 1937 Thornborough Great Smoky Mts 25…
After reading my September Charm post earlier this week Jim Casada sent me the following email: “Tipper—Today’s blog touched me…
Wild Hydrangea grows throughout the eastern United States and it grows profusely around my mountain holler. The blooms are not…
Nothing Like Sass Tea, Yellow Mountain – John Parris “Mountain Cooking” For many an old-timer still clinging to customs of…
Snacks to Pass the Time – Sidney Saylor Farr In early June, Mother and Aunt Mossie used to take all…
tulip tree noun A large deciduous tree, the tulip poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera). Same as white wood, yellow poplar. 1928 Galyon…