Who doesn’t love Mother Nature?

Indian Pipe This fascinating plant (Monotropa uniflora) is definitely one of nature’s weird wonders. Because it has no chlorophyll and doesn’t depend on photosynthesis, this ghostly white plant is able to grow in the darkest of forests. Many people refer to this strange plant as Indian pipe fungus, but it is not a fungus at […]

9/11

September 11, 2001… So very much more than the obvious happened that day… That day…a people, separated by politics, religion, color and creed, became one… That day…voices, once silent, rose above the din of jet engines, crumbling buildings and screams, and said, ‘We shall not stand for this!’… That day…Faith, Hope, Honor, Love, Courage and […]

22 years ago…

I was going to post ‘Where Were You [when the world stopped turning]’, but some scoundrel, who shall remain nameless, beat me to it.  So I’ll post the next best thing… Today we remember those lives lost due to the 9/11 Terrorist attacks. We continue to remember and thank those who so selflessly put their […]

Take me back to September 5th, 1969!

Let’s take a stroll down memory lane! The date is September 5th, 1969, and it’s a Friday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Virgo. Most people have “that Friday feeling” and are looking forward to the weekend. Schools and colleges are starting again, and fall has officially arrived. As a result, temperatures are beginning […]