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Groundhog Day
My groundhog day will arrive when the raider of our strawberry patch sits in the cross-hairs of my sights. Last year the little ‘hog’ grazed it to the ground, leaves and all. A neighbor over the fence told me he … Continue reading
In a Nutshell
“This chestnut orchard (or forest as one may call it) spread along the mountainside as far as the eye could see. The expanse of broad-topped, fruitful trees was interspersed with a string of villages of stone houses. The villages were … Continue reading
Posted in Biomedical, Other
Tagged agronomy, almond, Appalachia, chestnut, Corsica, food supply, grain cereals, Green Revolution, horticulture, low carb diet, Malthus, nut trees, permanent agriculture, Russell Smith
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Another Remembrance Day
Veterans Day came round again last week. It brought to mind a boy standing in the drizzle beside a war memorial near London on what is called Remembrance Day over there. I have a black and white picture in my … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, Other
Tagged John Muir, Joyce Kilmer, Remembrance Day, Trees, Veterans Day
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A Tree for Hugging
If the Ancient Greeks ever had a deity for protecting the environment it was Artemis. She was a goddess of the forests and wilderness, a defender of the vulnerable who once hid in a chestnut tree from Zeus when he … Continue reading
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Tagged American chestnut tree, chestnut tree, conkers, horse chestnut, John Muir, naturalist, Robert Morris
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Star-struck
Few people are star-struck these days—unless you mean a movie- or rock-star. How could they be when the nightly spectacle is veiled by light pollution? That expression might strike you as perverse, even as a non sequitur, for isn’t “light” … Continue reading
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Tagged astronomy, blackout, light pollution, science, stars, West Virginia
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Roger musing about Peace with Nature 