Be sure to check out the Artist’s Studio Tour page. The dates are December 6 & 7, 2008. This is an opportunity to meet artists and see where they do their thing. It is very interesting to anyone who is … Continue reading
Ken Turner
This is a great weekend to spend in the Southern Appalachian Mountains. It is cooler here. This weekend, June 14 & 15, Saturday and Sunday, is the Toe River Arts Council open studio tour. http://www.toeriverarts.org Check it out. I really enjoy meeting the artists … Continue reading
Hello, Spring is upon us here in East Tennessee. What happened to winter? I blinked and missed it. I wonder it it is too late to harvest ramps? This link is to the Friends Of Roan Mountain. Their Spring Naturalist … Continue reading
Fall is Apple Festival time. I spent Saturday (October 6) at the North Wilkesboro (NC) Apple Festival. The great folks from the Brushy Mountain Ruritan have been putting on this free festival for over 30 years. Over a hundred thousand people flood into … Continue reading
Well, the hawk migration has passed us by. The Broad-winged hawk count for the weekend was under a hundred for Saturday and Sunday together. Although the total for the count since September 10 th. is over 5,200 Broad-winged Hawks. A … Continue reading
Wow! What great weather we are having here in the Appalachian Mountains. It has been very difficult to work and know that the hawk count is still going on and I’m not there. Last Sunday we counted 892 Broad-winged Hawks. … Continue reading
Great soggy, gray, drizzling Friday afternoon to you! Here is a link to the HawkCount map with North Carolina hawk migration locations. http://hawkcount.org/sitesel.php?country=USA&stateprov=North%20Carolina … Continue reading
Welcome, Can you beleive how fast this year is flying by? I still have lots of summer things on my “to-do” list. Speaking of things flying by, one of the things that can not wait is the fall migration of Broadwing … Continue reading