North Carolina Mountain Articles

But winter’s still hanging on.As the sun comes up this morning the field behind the house sparkles with one of the few frosts of this winter season. And this comes after what appeared to be…

 I started on Friday with Fragmented Fred and “Tale of a Farmer from Erehwon”, today Leon joined the game with his Poison Lion. Both tales have meanings that could teach us all a thing or…

I didn’t get around to posting anything here for most of the day ’cause between comings and goings around the house there has been a bit of a conversation going on over at Fred’s Fragments…

Tonight I thought it might be fun track my wanderings on the web…If it doesn’t work for you check back tomorrow.No explanations, just links to what I actually read…staticexoticEmpire of the Airmystery of a trip…

Alone with a book…My oldest daughter off in her own world. Taken many years ago with a throwaway camera in Kerrville, Tx on the Guadalupe River.

I spent my lunch hour (x2) with Michael Pollan and John Mackey watching the webcast of their recent UC Berkeley gabfest. I thoroughly enjoyed the time. Both men appeared to be totally involved with their…

Happy March OneThe first day of the month of spring is coming in a bit on the warm and damp side here. The temperature here is already just a degree below 70 and the day…

The last full month of winter is ending and here where I call home, its ending like spring. The morning temperature is already 65 degrees outside. Windows are thrown wide and doors are open in…

Susan Albert had a post yesterday that really spoke to me. I keep going back and re-reading what she had to say about Terry Tempest Williams and her book Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family…

I see from the weather forecast that the Blue Ridge should get a reprieve from the ice box. SE Texas is feeling a lot like a early mountain summer. Foggy morning, low 70’s by afternoon.Leon…

You have to love this time of year…Don’t you?Last evening we were running the AC to dry out the house after a week of humidity and temperatures in the upper 70’s, something had to give….

So maybe they sleep in comfortable recreational vehicles these days instead of bunking under the stars and use propane tanks to cook their vittles.That doesn’t mean the 300 or so members of the Sam Houston…

TIMEAnd another week has passed. Isn’t it amazing how fast time flies as you get older. As Einstein might say, “It’s all relative my friend”. Yesterday was 1/19375 of my life, no wonder the days…

As I wandered out with the garbage this morning I could feel the fog in the air. The sound of the water dripping off the trees was everywhere. I will admit though, the temperature in…