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A honey of a locust
Published: 2012-07-20 19:32:00Every few years, there will be a bumper crop of long flat strap-shaped honey locust pods, many up to two inches wide and a foot or more in length. Hanging in abundance along roadsides, they always bring back childhood memories. . My roaming buddies and I...
Read MoreA plant’s purpose
Published: 2012-07-20 16:54:34There are more than 300,000 plant species in the world. Some are edible, some can be used for their medicinal properties, and many are poisonous. The latter category is defined by Nancy J. Turner and Adam F. Szczawinski in Common Poisonous Plants and Mus...
Read MoreCherokee and their bird stories
Published: 2012-07-20 13:27:28The second soul, that of physiological life, is located in the liver, and is of primary importance in doctoring and in conjuring. This soul is a substance, is not anthropomorphic in any, has no individuality, and is quantitative, there is more or less of...
Read MoreIn living colour
Published: 2012-07-20 13:20:06Cedar waxwings and American holly are with us year round. The waxwings wander around a lot in extended family groups, but they can be spotted in any season here in the Smokies region. Holly trees don’t wander around, of course, but they are evergreen a...
Read MoreSneaky snipe stamps scouts
Published: 2012-07-19 20:33:20Until I started birding seriously as an adult, I didnÕt know that snipe actually existed. For years that bird was categorized in my mind with other mythic critters that included hoop snakes, side-hill winders, and dragons.. Indeed, when I was a boy, "We...
Read MoreIt’s a dog’s life
Published: 2012-07-19 19:46:05A new book has been published that will be of particular interest to area hunters, outdoorsmen, and dog lovers. It will also be of considerable value to those concerned with the region’s human history.. The Story of the Plott Hound: Strike & Stay (Char...
Read MoreRight in the thick of it
Published: 2012-07-19 19:09:31Our southern mountains are old and relatively sedate when compared with the Himalayas, Rockies, and other “young” mountain ranges. But as any backcountry ranger, hunter, or rescue worker will attest, there’s still plenty of rough, steep and potenti...
Read MoreDr. Elisha Mitchell
Published: 2012-07-19 18:49:34While scanning the shelves of a rare bookstore in Asheville several months ago, I happened upon a regional volume by Elisha Mitchell I’d been seeking for many years. Titled Diary of a Geological Tour by Dr. Elisha Mitchell in 1827 and 1828,. it was pub...
Read MoreUpper world guardians
Published: 2012-07-19 18:13:58We are all fascinated by birds. In addition to being pretty (even buzzards are pretty in their own way), they can sing and fly. Unlike me, many of you can actually sing; so, you will not be as awestruck by that capability as I am. But my guess is that fe...
Read MoreThe Plott Hound: Bob Plott writes the definitive book on his family’s famed hunting hounds
Published: 2012-07-19 18:10:31By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer Owners of Plott Hounds will say that the hound is unlike any other.. “I like to call them multipurpose dogs,” said Bob Plott, great-great-great-grandson of Johannes Plott, the breed’s originator and author of The...
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