Sometimes it’s good to get away for a bit, even if “a bit” is a mere 36 hours. With that in mind last weekend I left my Durham worries behind and boarded the busContinue reading
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Exploring the Outer Banks for the First Time: Day Two
This article is a continuation of Exploring the Outer Banks for the First Time: Day One 7:00 a.m. Time to rise and shine. Cell phone alarms buzzed us awake just as the sun was risingContinue reading
Exploring the Outer Banks for the First Time: Day One
I had heard the hype about the Outer Banks. Books, movies, articles, and word of mouth all led me to believe that the Outer Banks was one of the most beautiful places south of theContinue reading
Aruba: Three Invasive Species that Turned My Black-and-White to Gray
Invasive species are all around us, not only as we go about our day to day lives, but also whenever we travel, well, anywhere. Invasive species are an inevitable part of life in the globalContinue reading
An Owl Prowl: Searching for the Snowy Owl
2013 was a strange year for Snowy Owls. In what is called an irruption year, thousands of Hedwig look-alikes (for all you Harry Potter fans out there) have left the Canadian tundra and spread asContinue reading
Braving the Cold and Beginning a Project at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest
It was ice cold as we headed out into the woods of the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest. I’m a New England girl, so I was prepared: leggings under jeans, snow pants, a ski jacket, andContinue reading
First (Unofficial) Day of Winter and Exploring Falls Lake
North Carolina weather confuses me. One day it’s seventy degrees and humid, and a mere two days later it’s 35 degrees with a howling wind. This past Sunday was just such a frigid day,Continue reading
Not Only Scientifically Critical but also Unbelievably Cute: The Lemurs of the Duke Lemur Center
It was chilly when I pulled up to the Duke Lemur Center. I’m from Maine, so normally when cold confronts my daily activities I actively fight back by layering jackets and hats and scarves andContinue reading
Three Reasons to Visit the North Carolina Botanical Garden
Sunday was perfect. Book-ended by chilly days Saturday and Monday, Sunday was 68 and sunny and high time to visit the North Carolina Botanical Garden. Located about 20 minutes away in Chapel Hill (Y es,Continue reading
Wild, Wacky, and Wonderful NC State Fair
I have never been to a fair quite like the North Carolina State Fair. I’m from Maine, and Maine is beautiful, but there aren’t a whole lot of people. In fact, the whole state onlyContinue reading