Black Walnut Trees
Black Walnut trees grow throughout Appalachia-they happen to be my favorite tree. I like to eat their nuts-but that isn’t…
Black Walnut trees grow throughout Appalachia-they happen to be my favorite tree. I like to eat their nuts-but that isn’t…
Thanks to the detective work of the Blind Pig readers-I was able to solve my 2 mysteries. First up the old…
Roadsides and fields have put on their purple robe-Ironweed is in full bloom in the southern mountains of Appalachia. I read somewhere that Ironweed got it’s…
A good friend recently gave me this old cast iron tea kettle. A lady gave it to him-and told him it was her Grandmother’s-and…
Time to Spread the Love for the month of June. I’m sending a heart felt thank you to everyone…
This time of the year, I start checking on the Blackberries that grow wild around my house-they are just now beginning…
Indian Pipes (also called-Ghost Flower, Corpse Plant, Death Plant, and Fairy Smoke) grow deep in the forest. They are often found near…
Mountain Laurel (Rhododendron) is now in full bloom around my house the bees and bugs are having a hay day-enjoying all the stickiness of…
The Tulip Poplar-sometimes called the Tulip Tree or Yellow Poplar grows throughout the Eastern portion of North America-from Ontario to Florida. The Tulip…
Over the past week, the Ivy around my house has started to bloom. A few of you may be thinking-what Ivy doesn’t bloom?…
The air around my house is fragrant with the sweet smell of Carolina Spice Bushes. The shrubby bushes are called by a…
These tiny Iris grow prolifically around my mountain holler. Their shades vary from pale blue to a deeper purple. Dwarf crested Iris…