Appalachian Mountain Dreams

There is no better way to start a morning than with a column by Leon Hale. Go sit awhile on the porch of his old country house and hear a

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Reading my email this morning the first thing up was the Grist Digest. Scrolling down the page I saw that Tom Philpott has a new article published. It was pretty

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As I wander the backroads around my neck of the woods, the rainbow of spring wildflowers has already given way to the reflected sunshine of the summer blooms. As you

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When I was growing up, my favorite activities revolved around camping and being in nature. As I started my high school career in Pasadena I even went so far as

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Weekday coffee in this house is made by my wife as she is up and out the door most mornings before I roll out at 5:30. Yesterday’s coffee was a

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I stood out in the backyard last evening and watched the weather light show as the severe thunderstorms moved across Houston to the north of here. Lightning rolled through the

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I know I am beginning to sound like a broken record in some regards, but this can not be a normal weather pattern. Here we are in the second week

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A foggy morning in the backyard…

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