News, nature, and community throughout the Emerald Triangle
Up the Crick Sun tiptoed in and out of clouds. Ice formed on still water. Bundled, I slipped out for a walk. The flowers know that April is opening its door so they are putting on a show. I saw Shooting Star, Baby Blue Eyes, Houndstongue, Trillium budding, Wild Gorse, Wild Current, Saxifrage, Pink Milkmaids, Ceanothis budding, Wild Lupine, Wild
Read moreFeel like immersing yourself in nature but don’t feel like getting wet or exhausted? Then the Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge ( sometimes that link is down so try this one) is the place to go for a short jaunt. The Shore Loop trail is only1.7 miles of flat and well-maintained grass and gravel. Thousands of birds wheel and call
Read moreWhite Snow on Black Dog My dog is giving me the eye, focusing her will power on making me take her for a walk but it is mostly sleeting and too wet and cold to go out now. There has been 6 inches of precipitation since 11:00 PM Wednesday night. More coming. My husband says that snow on top of
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