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Missy La Vone
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...

Missy La Vone
Jan 22, 20231 min read
Sketch
I perch on a rock and watch Austin pastel the twisted trunk of a tree; he shades and contours and cocks his head, he flicks his fingers...


Missy La Vone
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.


Missy La Vone
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.


Missy La Vone
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!


Missy La Vone
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.


Missy La Vone
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.


Missy La Vone
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.


Missy La Vone
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.


Missy La Vone
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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