Category Archives: Seasons in Virginia
Shelterbelt Trees in Snow and Fog
Have you noticed how trees hollow out melted sleeves from snow around their boles as our arms would if we could hold them long enough in a snow blanket? And have you wondered why winter fog sinking over open fields … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Nature, Seasons in Virginia
Tagged Occam's razor, shelterbelt, Tidewater
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Fall Colors in Appalachia
Most people in this region look forward to the fall more than any other season, despite this being the prologue to winter. Starting in September at the atlas or far end of Appalachia, color changes ripple down the spine to … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Nature, Seasons in Virginia
Tagged anthocyanin, Appalachia, fall leaves, sugar maple
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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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The Berkeley Thanksgiving
It will be missed by no one on this side of the North Atlantic that Thanksgiving Day 2016 falls on Thursday. Yet, some Virginians mindful of another tradition already had their Thanksgiving a fortnight ago. They resent the hegemony of … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, Seasons in Virginia
Tagged Berkeley Plantation, Captain John Woodlief, Good Ship Margaret, Lyon Tyler, Nibley Papers, Thanksgiving Day, Virginia
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Dragon Run in a Kayak
Ever dreamt of returning to another era for casting your eyes on celebrities and moments when history was made, but not staying long enough to be risky? Everyone has their favorites, and one of mine is to join Captain John … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Nature, Seasons in Virginia
Tagged bald cypress trees, Beaver, Captain John Smith, Dragon Run, kayak, Middle Peninsula, resurrection fern, Virginia
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