Here in the western Smoky Mountains, the rain has often skipped us this summer. No wonder when it started raining yesterday, we danced on the porch to the sound of drops on the metal roof. The garden turned its thirsty heads heavenward and drank in the beauty of a late afternoon shower. Our excitement wasContinue reading “SUMMERTIME AND THE LIVING HAS NEVER BEEN EASIER”
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Leave Gentle Giants Alone
By Patricia Zick @PCZick Florida manatees flock together in the winter as they head to warmer waters. As the temperatures dip in the ocean and river mouths, some water remains at a constant temperature. Power plants with their warm water discharges are an attractive gathering place for the sea cows, which can cause some confusionContinue reading “Leave Gentle Giants Alone”
Ohio River Watershed Celebration – Eleven Years of Good Stuff
By Patricia Zick @PCZick Rivers are vital to our lives. For decades, as we grew into an industrialized nation, we gave little regard to what we put into those rivers. Now, we understand we cannot destroy what gives us life. As a result, many of our rivers are slowly improving as we balance the needsContinue reading “Ohio River Watershed Celebration – Eleven Years of Good Stuff”
A View from the Creek
Raccoon Creek May 2011 By Patricia Zick @PCZick Raccoon Creek winds for nearly thirty miles through the foothills of the Alleghenies in western Pennsylvania. During its course through valleys and woodlands, it picks up several tributaries flowing down the hillsides before it dumps into the Ohio River thirty miles northwest of Pittsburgh. We recently kayakedContinue reading “A View from the Creek”
Living Lightly 