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Apr 22, 20241 min read
A brief two miles
The swaying trees squeak like rusted porch swings in the cool April breeze, autumn-like but with a different scent— hints of honeysuckle...
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Oct 11, 20192 min read
Dad at Dale Hollow
Dad explains silica to me as we sit together on a slanted rock. He smiles a lot here, with science and the shore.
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Jun 9, 20192 min read
Wildlife in the Rain - Midday at Murfee Spring
I was on the hunt for a yellow-crowned night heron, a stalky bird in the beloved heron family, an active hunter at all hours of the day.
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Feb 3, 20193 min read
A Raccoon at Murfee Spring
I scanned the wetlands for more turtles and birds and then noticed a small, sleepy face lifted just above the concavity. A raccoon!
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Dec 24, 20183 min read
Bledsoe Creek State Park, TN
We stride into the cloud-covered forest wearing outfits reserved for the sun. I stuff my fingers in my vest and brace for the cold.
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Nov 11, 20183 min read
Machine Falls Loop, TN
Hour-old raindrops fall from the rocky overhang and slam my very large leaf. All around me, leaves float on the stream and collect in dams.
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Aug 11, 20183 min read
Jack Clayborn Millennium Trail, TN
A chorus of crunching on crisp leaves, like heavy, sporadic raindrops on a summer eve, sounds from the overgrown Dutchman’s pipevine.
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Jun 20, 20182 min read
Green Herons!
A scraggly head poked up from the nest, and another, until all three mango colored bills were visible. They yawned at the great big sky.
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May 20, 20188 min read
Angel Falls Overlook Trail, TN
The sun is setting, but the only orange thing we see is a fluorescent fungus, a gorgeous specimen with overflowing folds.
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Apr 28, 20183 min read
Buggytop Cave, TN
“Slurp, burble, gulp,” my sister Danielle chants as the slippery mud swallows her Vibram sneakers with every step. “It’s eating me alive!”
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Oct 19, 20171 min read
The Creature in the Weeds
She twists her head and stares at me with clouded eyes, then proceeds cautiously onto my skin, each movement meditated.
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Apr 22, 20172 min read
Rain, rain
Middle Tennessee is a verdant wet, a palate of green dripping with spring and sugar.
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