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The good, the bad, and the ugly

By Susan and Biff Andrews Fall has fallen, and we’re back outside checking on our favorite haunts. Visits ...

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I saw the light — not!

I woke up at about midnight a couple of nights ago. I looked at the bedside clock. Nothing. ...

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Persimmon trees are native and sweet

It’s that time of year again when the geese are on the wing, and we turn our thoughts ...

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Goldenrod good; ragweed bad

Every year in late summer and early fall, as people start to sneeze and wheeze, they look about ...

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All about mushrooms

I had an odd upbringing. I read lots of Rudyard Kipling — especially “Puck of Pook’s Hill” and ...

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Positives and negatives from the Florence experience

By Biff and Susan Andrews Tidewater dodged a bullet, a potentially fatal one, last week, but for every ...

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The straight poop on Canada geese

By Biff and Susan Andrews Our Churchland relatives lost power late last week. Was the culprit a storm? ...

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An adventure to good ole Rockyhock

By Susan and Biff Andrews We promised we would send in a column or two from our travels ...

Opinion

Master Naturalists do it all

As members of the Historic Southside Chapter of the Virginia Master Naturalist organization, we are concerned about our ...

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A roundup of miscellaneous observations

As nature writers, we see (and think) about a lot of odd stuff. Herewith, some items not worthy ...

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