Exploring Nature by Sheila Newenham
The Black Skimmer’s Latin name is Rynchops niger Ryn = Nose or Beak Chops = Cut off They leave a lasting impression – these comical, gregarious shorebirds. Black skimmers gather in large social colonies on flat, sandy Atlantic beaches. … Continue readingBlack Skimmers
I’d half expected the falls to be dry. It’s hardly rained in northwest Georgia this autumn. But nature always delights as she often reminds me. The tiered unnamed falls cascade in a soft veil to join the creek and meander among the fallen leaves. The … Continue readingCloudland Canyon Waterfalls
They said there’d be armadillos. They weren’t wrong. I arrived at Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge, a 2760 acre mix of saltwater marsh, pine and deciduous woods, and grasslands, midmorning on a gorgeous, mostly sunny spring day. Before its establishment as a refuge, Harris Neck … Continue readingHarris Neck National Wildlife Refuge
Wabi-Sabi: a Japanese aesthetic that finds beauty and serenity in objects, landscapes, and designs that are simple, imperfect, and impermanent. Wabi is about recognizing beauty in simplicity. Sabi is concerned with the passage of time, the way all things grow, age, and decay, and how … Continue readingOld Car City
Reportedly, one of the “Top 25 hikes in America,” Sitton’s Gulch Trail in northwest Georgia follows its namesake creek three miles to a stunning waterfall. I don’t know what I expected, but it wasn’t this. The trail is covered in fallen leaves predominantly brown and … Continue readingSitton’s Gulch Trail