November, weeks after the kaleidoscope of color has faded, when my thoughts turn towards steely gray skies and drab woods ...
In these turbulent and uncertain times when few of us know what will happen next or what we can count on, I offer up one sure ...
Though most trees are without leaves, a few linger. Some willows, aspen and poplar still hold yellows, and many ironwoods, ...
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This Cemetery Was Swallowed by Nature... and Maybe a Few Squirrels

We were lost in the woods but found a piece of America’s past. Watch as we bring the Hightower Cemetery back into the light ...
Clemson’s football team has struggled to bring metaphorical “Death” to its opponents in the “Valley.” But near the stadium, ...
Jeff Lund is a freelance writer based in Ketchikan. His book, “A Miserable Paradise: Life in Southeast Alaska,” is available ...
I don’t know where I made the wrong turn. It was a dark day-scudding clouds, flat-lit, chilly, damp-and there are few ...
I am remembering now the Sunday afternoons of my 1960s childhood, after my wiggling self has been set free from church and ...
For many animals like squirrels, chipmunks, deer, and some birds, pumpkins are a treat. So instead of tossing your pumpkins in the trash this year, throw them in your backyard! *Make sure you‘re ...
A troop of macaques escaped one of the largest primate-breeding facilities in America. Now a strange coalition of ...
Reporter It’s my anniversary … 34 years today. To our youngsters, that might seem like an eternity. To my older readers, a mere blink of the eye. It’s all relevant. To my bride of over a third of a ...
Humans have long been envious of the flying squirrel’s gliding abilities. Base jumpers and skydivers have developed a special ...