“Diamond sky, oh, tell me the truth, will there be any real satisfaction. Diamond sky, oh well, tell me the truth, are my wheels spinning closer to traction,” — Steve Forbert I count myself among those in a longstanding tradition who have looked to the skies to marvel at all there is to ...
MOBILE-TENSAW DELTA, Ala. — Thousands of American lotuses carpet the water’s surface, faces turned toward the morning sun. Bright yellow warblers flit among cypress trees along a creek bank. A paddlefish jumps as a motorboat rounds a bend. The Mobile-Tensaw Delta — a lush, vibrant and ...
“You cry and moan and say it will work out, but honey child I’ve got my doubts. You can’t see the forest for the trees,” – Michael Nesmith It was another in what has turned out to be a rather extended period of warm and humid days, which are often in short supply in summertime in ...
This fall, Van Riper State Park will be hosting its annual Harvest Fest on back-to-back weekends. The slate of events will be held Sept. 13-15, and Sept. 20-22. The Van Riper State Park Facebook page reads, “Join us for a wicked good time at the Harvest Fest Weekend! From ghostly dances ...
MARQUETTE — Lesser celandine is a non-native, low-growing perennial plant in the buttercup family, most often found along streams and in forested floodplains. Characterized by heart-shaped leaves and glossy yellow flowers, it can spread by seeds, tubers (underground stems) and bulbils ...
Along the old railroad bed, I remember small honeybees and wasps buzzing around the pink and delicate blossoms of wild roses. Petals that had fallen away littered the gray and white graveled rocks below. We’d ditch our bikes in the bushes beside the railroad tracks. The steel rails were ...
