Weevils wobble, but they don’t fall down. This little monster (black spot about ⅛ of an inch) is named the yellow poplar weevil, and he has leapt from obscurity onto the front page. They are changing our landscape before our eyes, even if it is only temporarily. They say almost all the poplar trees will […]
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Get your motor runnin’!
Get your motor runnin’. Head out on the highway! Looking for adventure, and whatever comes my way. I was born born to be wild, like a true nature child. (Admit it, you were singing along!) We are smack in the middle of a couple thousand miles of windy mountain roads. The kind you see on […]
Bird Watcher’s Digest brought the Rendezvous to the Gorge
Bird Watcher’s Digest hosts Reader Rendezvous around the country, a fun-filled weekend of birding, music and friends. Last week, they were in West Virginia at North Bend State Park, and took a side trip to visit us. Not to stay, but to look for birds. (Something we are always doing, even while writing blogs. They […]
Bird Fest, Best Fest
“The Festival.” Thats what we call it. The official name is “The New River Birding and Nature Festival.” I have to say, it is as fun for me to help organize the event as it is to go birding all week. We love doing it. Even the week-long frenzy of chores, like putting the tent […]
Will You Help Our County’s Kids?
If you won’t vote to help your kids, your grandkids, your friends’ kids or friends’ grandkids (or even your neighbor who you don’t even like’s kids!), to get a better education and a leg up in one of the poorest parts of the USA… What will you vote for? Everyone in Fayette County: get out […]
Want to Know More about the Birding and Nature Festival?
Hello, Birding and nature festivals have boomed over the past decade here in the USA. I co-founded the New River Birding and Nature Festival 13 years ago to help boost tourism in our off-season, and raise money for nature-based, hands-on school-age education. While some events boast up to 5,000 participants, like the biggest day in […]
Good for You!
Relaxing in a hot tub is good for you. Fresh air is good for you. Eating well is good for you. Taking a stroll is good for you. A good night’s sleep is good for you. Breaking the routine is good for you. Cheap easy fun is good for you! MLK getaway weekend: 3 nights […]
Telling the Temparture By the Rhododendron Leaves.
Fill in the blank: I like cold _______. Weather is my answer. The colder, the better. I go outside when it is cold. I hide in the AC when it is hot. Today was beautiful, cold and clear, and very, very quiet. This is a Youtube video I made a few years back about telling […]
New Year cats!
New Year cats! We have a pair, and we are willing to share. Over the years, we have given homes to several strays that have found their way to OCR. There is the cat Bear who now lives in Pennsylvania, another cute kitten now living in Florida, and a whole litter of puppies that showed […]
