The Chestnuts of Appalachia
“Roaming the Mountains with John Parris – Chestnuts: Only Memories Stand Burningtown” They stand like gaunt, whitening skeletons among the living…
“Roaming the Mountains with John Parris – Chestnuts: Only Memories Stand Burningtown” They stand like gaunt, whitening skeletons among the living…
Have you ever gotten tangled up in a sawbrier? I have and let me tell you it hurts like the…
The orange colored jewelweed grows all over my mountain holler, but I’ve never seen the yellow variety until this…
Miss Cindy’s blooming Adam’s needle Adam’s needle noun A yucca plant (Yucca filamentosa or Yucca smalliana). Cf bear grass. 1940…
The Kudzu Man The Kudzu Man is dead asleep, But soon he’ll stir, and move his feet. His skin will…
This time of the year folks are worrying about bug bites and the dreaded case of poison oak or poison…
This year I have made a conscious effort to try and be in the woods more. I wish that meant…
I’m finally ready to share rest of my fairy tale with you. If you missed the first post about my…
I’ve been keeping a secret from you this summer. There’s a fairy tale taking place just outside my kitchen…
ivy noun (also ivy bush, ivy tree) The mountain laurel tree (Kalmia latifolia). Same as calico bush, mountain ivy. 1883…
Over the past week, the Ivy around my house has started to bloom. If Ivy makes you think of the green vine…
I discovered a wildflower I’ve never seen, or at least never noticed, in my backyard last week. At first glance…