….a woodland wanderer….
Hard to think it's been 50 year since Senator Gaylord Nelson and Denis Hayes set into motion a movement of supporting environmental protection that's grown to what it is today. (though it was '69 when John McConnell first proposed a day to honor the earth at a UNESCO conference. I almost always spend it by... Continue Reading →
It’s important to have a place of peace, deep in the forest and at home. While we don’t have a yard, I make the best of the space given to us. We’re blessed every day with flowers, songbirds of all kinds, little lizards, squirrels (who like to tempt Lulu at the door), as well as... Continue Reading →
https://youtu.be/3Uz7Le_qrAk A walk through the eastern half of the Goldsmith-Schiffman Wildlife Sanctuary as the floodwaters continued to rise. I explored the eastern half of the sanctuary as best I could with the area flooded, searching for wildflowers and the tall tupelo gum trees I saw here over a decade ago. If you like, please subscribe!... Continue Reading →
https://youtu.be/j3lmv1XKLds A walk upstream along Barren Fork Creek in Wheeler National Wildlife, AL. It's all off trail, full of river cane, springs, with several beaver dams and an interesting little surprise! If you like, please subscribe! Hit the bell to get notifications for new videos too! PLAYLISTS: Hiking Adventures: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLM-UD88jNawcj8GAboeSTrXlFWSiDrXyg Kayak Adventures: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLM-UD88jNawfd5iLwDFH9SeXum_MLAz5X Exploring Bankhead/Sipsey:... Continue Reading →
A quiet little paddle out to watch the sunset and the clouds to their color magic. For the first time in a while, I broke out the Sundolphin Excursion for an outing. https://youtu.be/xPRgaYEZBGY
Happy National Poetry Month! Each Sunday I'll be posting a reading of one of my poems in a natural setting. Hope you enjoy! Today's video is the title poem from my 2007 Chapbook from Foothills Publishing. Follow This Creek -------------------------- Thirty feet from the edge I put my hands in this water and listen to... Continue Reading →
A wonderful late spring hike at the Monte Sano Nature Preserve. I love the Cold Spring Trail! Often overlooked, but full of things in bloom right now! I forgot my camera today so this is in a slightly different format. https://youtu.be/cT_0LGmApjs
Trails: no trails Length: 5 miles VIEW PHOTO GALLERY How else to ring in my 40th birthday but with a day off and a trip to Bankhead National Forest? I awoke to snow flurries here in Huntsville, AL, too, the first I can remember of it snowing on my birthday. To my surprise were photos... Continue Reading →
Catching up with last weeks hiking and painting videos! Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6S5Dk3kACUY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d24y4-mJsdY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7ghVs-yPkk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6YxK3Fheko
