The American Chestnut is a remarkable tree species. Many have never heard of it and few have seen them growing majestically in the wild, giants that they were. A highly…
In the early part of the 20th Century the American Chestnut was considered the most valuable tree species east of the Mississippi River, esteemed for both the timber and the…
Several weeks ago I accepted a challenge from a photographer friend to make a B&W photograph every day. I rarely work in B&W, do not have an eye for seeing…
I find it easy to lose track of reality lately. So easy to become trapped in the part of our collective human insanity that shows up on the computer screen when…
I was thrilled yesterday morning to find a beautiful, golden leaf on my doorstep and later in the afternoon to find another, this one dried and brown but of the…
Not many in this country have ever even seen an American Chestnut and far, far fewer remember when this remarkable tree could be seen as an integral part of the Eastern…
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