A Butter Eye Catcher, Preserved
“Hey, does anybody know where the new person put the Peach Preserves?” “I don’t know, but we’d ‘butter’ find them!” 🙄 Have a great weekend, everyone!
National D-Day Memorial
At first glance, the southern Virginia town of Bedford may seem like an unusual place for a national military memorial. However, it makes perfect sense once you know the story of Bedford’s sacrifice on June 6, 1944, D-Day. They called them the Bedford Boys, 35 young men who grew up and enlisted together to serve…
The View Beyond
“And into the mountains I go to lose my mind and find my soul” – John Muir
That Is The Question
“A sense of humor… is needed armor. Joy in one’s heart and some laughter on one’s lips is a sign that the person down deep has a pretty good grasp of life.”
Hugh Sidey
Dolomite Quarry
Dolomite is found in sedimentary basins worldwide. It is thought to have formed by magnesium-rich groundwater’s post-depositional alteration of lime mud and limestone. Dolomite and limestone are used in similar ways. They are crushed and used as an aggregate in construction projects. They are kiln-fired in the manufacture of cement. They are…
Tree Loss
As one travels along the 469 miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway, dead trees are highly noticeable when found among the surrounding thick forest. Numerous causes of tree losses can occur, including climate change, resettling air pollution from other regions, invasive species, disease or old age. A 2020 study found that about a quarter of…