Category Archives: nature
The Boy Who Could Bee
Why should anyone care about my debut novel for middle-grade schoolchildren? THE BOY WHO COULD BEE was inspired by poring over my beehives and written under a pen name. When I recalled my uncle in England visited the famous monk-beekeeper, … Continue reading
Posted in Bee-line, beekeeping, nature
Tagged beekeeping, Brother Adam, Buckfast Abbey, monastery, monk
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A tornado not heading to Oz
Suddenly Uncle Henry stood up. “There’s a cyclone coming …” he said. Thus, began Dorothy’s voyage over the Kansas prairie with her dog, Toto, carried by a tornado. The first warnings were the wail of the wind and bowing grass. … Continue reading
World Honeybee Day at a Meadery
Plans for the morning were interrupted when I heard the Silver Hand Meadery in Williamsburg was filling glasses for all-comers this morning. And why? It’s World Honeybee Day on the third Saturday in August. The calendar event has gone international … Continue reading
Posted in Bee-line, nature
Tagged honey bee, Jamestown, Meadery, pollinators, Williamsburg
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Night Flight
Do you fly at night sometimes? I flew in my dreams last night with arms outstretched for gliding over rooftops. I didn’t see any birds although on landing back in reality in the morning I learned that an estimated 10,400 … Continue reading
Posted in Birding, nature
Tagged bird migration, James City county, Pocahontas County
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Scarlet Tanager
Spotting a Scarlet Tanager in the upper story of an Eastern Forest transports me to the tropics. And it is a tropical forest dweller in our winter months. Our Northern Cardinal is almost as rosy and House Finches a bit … Continue reading
Posted in Birding, Inge Curtis birds, nature
Tagged carotenoids, p450 cytochrome, Scarlet Tanager
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Roger musing about Peace with Nature 