My brother Michael is one of less than a hundred people left in this country who still hand-cane chairs. Caning is both a skill and an art form, and my brother is a master. Michael will be giving a caning demonstration Saturday, June 25, at the Farmers Market. Bring your chairs and questions to the [...]

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Spring arrives March 20th this year at 2:21pm in all four time zones in the northern hemisphere. I don’t know about you, but I’m chafing at the bit. I took a walk around Our Little Piece of Heaven this noon, and things are looking pretty good. The trees we planted last fall seem to have [...]

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I’m declaring peak color day today for the trees on Chestnut Ridge. Some of the other areas in the county are either past peak color or a few days away. I’ve been toodling around the town and county the last few days collecting specimens. Herewith is my collection:

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I’m not sure which is my favorite season, spring or fall. I do know that this is the best time of the year to go for a walk in the woods. A stroll through the crisp October air, nature’s palette ablaze with reds and golds, gives you such a sense of place. These hills were [...]

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Fall arrives tomorrow, Wednesday, September 22, at 11:09 pm. I thought I would say goodby to summer by showing one last shot of the Intercoastal Waterway at Oak Island, NC.
This one is for my favorite Joisey Goil, Andy Jarvis.

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They look like something from a science fiction movie, with their spiked forelegs, elongated bodies, and wings. The compound eyes make them appear to have eyeballs, and they can turn their heads almost 300 degrees enabling them to have a full field of vision without having to move their bodies. They feed mostly at [...]

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She’s sometimes known as the Writing Spider, the Banana Spider, or the Corn Spider. Scientists call her Argiope Aurantia. Most folks know her simply as the Garden Spider. This one lives in our garden. Anne calls her Charlotte.

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I took a stroll around Our Little Piece of Paradise this morning. The following pictures are what I saw.

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