by Carly Brown A few weeks ago I tied my laces, donned my hat, and set off for a long run down Spear Street, from Burlington to Charlotte and back again. Partway through my run I saw it crossing the road without any signs of hurry, proudly displaying its black and rusty fur: the woolly [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Carly’
Will You Need a Warmer Hat This Winter?
Posted in Discoveries, Seasons, tagged Burlington, Carly, Charles Corran, Isabella tiger moth, myths, old wives' tales, Pyrrhartia isabella, woolly bears on November 9, 2011 | Comments Off
Fern Surgery
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Carly on October 15, 2011 | Comments Off
by Carly Brown The hand saw sits on the disinfected countertop. Fresh fern-appropriate soil waits in a bucket next to my workstation. I wheel the ferns in on their ‘gurney’, a garden cart that I pull through the greenhouse to the office. I pass by the succulents, the lipstick tree, and finally the cacti. I [...]