from the Tennessee Plateau

Some interesting things are going on this month in nature around Fairfield Glade. Here is some information on three short October subjects....

Here are some more photos from Alaska. Click on any photo for a bigger view. As you might guess, there are lots of animals to see in Alask...

Here we are, still in Alaska with another week to go. The weather, the scenery, and the animals have all cooperated very nicely. Seward ha...

Here is the second Alaska posting. I will catch up with last week's adventures later, but here is info and photos from today. We drove 8...

Well, here we are in Alaska for a 3 week adventure. I'll put together a little information about where, what, etc. in a couple of Blog ...

I read about nature all the time. And because I do, I am pretty familiar with what plants and animals are found in which parts of the U.S....

Click on any photo for a much larger view. Just a short post to tell you about Nancy's new gardening buddy. Nancy was out planting some ...

OK, so you have a birdhouse in your yard and there is a new nest in there, but what kind of bird is building it? I have had a number of in...

If you live in Eastern Tennessee, You live in a special place. Of course, you know that for many reasons. But here is one reason you did...

Here is just a short posting with photos of two main tick culprits that we have around here...both the male and female of both species. The...

Well, the hummingbirds have been back for over a month now, so I thought it might be a good time to refresh your memory on how to best enjoy...

If you have ever been in Texas during April then you have seen the beautiful blue waves of bluebonnets and the colorful Indian Paintbrush an...

If everything outside at your house turned yellow over the last few weeks, including your car, then blame a male. Of course males often ge...

Something looney is going on at Canterbury Lake and it isn’t one of the local residents. Dave Kittell called me a year ago, almost to the ...

Hopefully spring is going to get here pretty soon. That global warming theory is going to be a little harder to sell after the winter we h...

I am not a birder. Sure, I know a little about birds, probably more than most folks, but I only know the more common birds. There are s...

Everyone has heard of the Appalachian Trail. This national treasure is a 2,174 mile footpath that runs from Georgia to Maine. It’s famou...