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Drain the Swamp
Drain the Swamp! It’s the refrain of a U.S. President who prefers time on the barren grass of golf courses to life’s abundance in natural wetland. Calling somewhere a swamp is never a compliment, and it’s not a pretty phrase … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Nature, Other
Tagged George Washington, Great Dismal Swamp, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Henry Hart, Kitty Hawk, Lake Drummond, Robert Frost, Swamp, Uncle Tom's Cabin
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Tillage, Cover Crops and Soil
Every episode of an old TV series opened with people staring at an object streaking across the sky. One man called it a bird, another a plane, and finally a smart-ass proclaimed, “It’s Superman!” No one said it’s Clark Kent! … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, garden
Tagged Clark Kent, Cover crop, Dustbowl, Edward Faulkner, No-till farming, organic farming, plowing, Plowman's Folly, Superman, topsoil erosion
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Autumn Leaves have Fallen
I remember leaves falling precipitously in Quebec during September when the sugar maples create a blazing mosaic of gold and ruby on forest floors. But the first snow blots over the colors as it quietly descends layer on layer with … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, garden, Seasons in Virginia
Tagged fall leaves, leaf mold, Quebec, William Blake
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Look like a Wild Turkey
I want to look like a turkey. Don’t misread me. I want to look like one, not look like a turkey. The eyesight of wild turkeys is superior to every other inhabitant of eastern forests with the exception of raptors … Continue reading
Forest Bathing
If we can bathe in sunshine or in glory or in misery, why not in a forest? I didn’t invent the expression: it’s from the Japanese (shinrin-yoku) who believe time spent in nature boosts health. Most people agree that gulping … Continue reading
