This is one of those posts, that I might regret making public when this melancholy mood changes but what the hey, right! I'm no John Boy Walton but once in awhile I am inspired so just consider this as a musing from a baby boomer.
It's been many years, (more years than I am going to own up to in this post) since I've abandoned my shoes and walked in the grass with bare feet. Yesterday, after spending countless hours from dark thirty in the morning working at my computer for about 5 days straight, I unplugged from … (4 comments)
nature: The Wonders of Nature - Rare Lunar Moth Sighting
- 05/14/14 02:01 AM
Rare and Short Lived Lunar Moth Based on the climate in which they live, the Luna Moths produce differing numbers of generations. In Canada and northern regions, they can live up to 7 days and will produce only one generation per year. These reach adulthood from early June to early July. In the northeastern United States around New Jersey or New York, the moths produce two generations each year. The first of these appear in April and May, and the second group can be seen approximately nine to eleven weeks later. In the southern United States, there can be as many as three generations. These are spaced every eight to ten … (9 comments)
nature: A Taste of Spring is in the Air in the Blue Ridge Mountains
- 02/22/14 12:37 AM
A taste of spring is in the air this weekend in the Blue Ridge Mountains. So pretty outside weatherwise, even though a little nippy this morning but blue skies and clear viewing across Lake Blue Ridge to the Blue Ridge Mountains beyond. The temp is sure to push 70 as the day warms. Plenty of sunshine to go around. A wonderful day to "unplug" for a little bit and take a walk with my two cocker spaniels and five (yes, five) cats! I am not the crazy old cat lady but sometimes, I wonder. I rescue cats and darn, if I … (2 comments)
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