Spring is finally unfolding in North Carolina. Those of you who live in the north can enjoy it in your armchair for now. Little platforms of green are popping up in the marsh someday to sport cardinal flowers. The jewelweed is up and the fluffy groundcover which blankets the forest is starting to ...Continue Reading

All winter long I’m thinking about spring. Oh, I’m always looking for something new to see or write about, but my heart is counting the days until the little green leaves and shoots start appearing and the tiny wildflowers poke up their happy faces. In a way, I’m holding my breath until finally one ...Continue Reading

In winter, the landscape is barren of leaves and flowers forcing my eyes to look for different shapes around me and the artistry they reveal. Clearly the silhouettes of the trees draw my eyes skyward, especially in early spring as I’m watching for swelling buds and flowers to offer up a cloud of ...Continue Reading

This week I was thinking about all the different kinds of paths I’ve walked and hiked. We approached the intersection of where we usually turn right for a loop through a less traveled part of the woods. My pup wanted to go right, but I had decided to go straight as there were too many people on that ...Continue Reading

Some of my best memories from childhood are of walking in the woods along a river and playing on the rocks. I would mark the river’s changing appearance over time depending on the presence or absence of rain. High in the mountains, there always seems to be more water in the rivers and streams from ...Continue Reading