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Ever watched an airplane flying below you? When you are on solid ground? [...]

Take rhododendron, for instance. This plant is certainly more like a bush than a tree, seldom being taller than 15 feet or so around my place. They spread by running roots, and depending on whether you are hiking or trying to stop erosion in your forest, that's a blessing or a curse.   The name of this plant/bush/tree is made of two Greek words, rhodo meaning rose, and dendron meaning tree. So, a rhododendron is a rose tree . . .but then I've heard the old-timers say we've gotten the names for this bush and another equally common bush here in the mountains [...]

Isn't it amazing how quickly the wonderful, the amazing, turns to the commonplace. When Pegeen and I bought our home, Rocky Comfort, near Blowing Rock, North Carolina, just off the Blue Ridge Parkway with its tremendous views, we were spellbound at the sights. I remember that when we were looking for a home in the mountains upon retirement, we searched and searched, and when we saw our present property and walked around to the deck of the little summer cottage, my first thought was, "I've got to have this!" And the Lord did indeed provide.  The first night in our home we [...]