. . . Appalachian Journal

 Last month, we found a box turtle under the edge of our bottom deck. She stayed there several days, left and then came back again. My husba...

In June, we had visits from three Woodland Box Turtles ( Terapene carolina carolina ). Formerly, these were named Eastern Box Turtles. The f...

Southwest Virginia is experiencing an onslaught of the 17-year cicadas.  I experienced them in 1986 and 2003 but was not home all the time a...

During this time of stay-at-home school, I urge parents to have their children make nature journals.  I like to make small journals from con...

Like everyone else, I am hunkered down at home per governor's orders. I get out perhaps once a week to pick up groceries and to hunt for...