Category Archives: Caney Mountain Blog

What do you see when you look at a tree? I see leaves, stems, branches, roots, and a trunk. And there’s also photosynthesis, leaf litter, decomposition, glucose sugar molecules, cellulose molecules, and plant respiration. Oh, but there’s so much more to a tree. Joyce Kilmer — one of my favorite poets — wrote a poemContinue reading “The Trees”

Her name was Annie Johnson Flint, and she was born on Christmas Day in 1866 in Vineland, New Jersey. She was a glimmer of hope to her parents, and the promise of a joyful and overflowing life was theirs. Because what could be a lovelier gift on Christmas Day than a new life? All ofContinue reading “Annie Johnson Flint”

Pillows are important. I will have a rough day if my pillow isn’t positioned correctly beneath my cranium during my nightly vigils. My neck and shoulders will ache, and I’ll have a unique perception that the world is crumbling around me. Chiropractors have saved my life. Well, my body. I don’t know where I’d beContinue reading “The Best Pillow”

For a while now, I’ve noticed a little patch beside a parking lot that is mulched over and has a dead bush in the middle of it. Why did I notice this? Well, I’m odd like that, I guess. This morning, someone at church asked me if I noticed the two different hues of lightContinue reading “The Growers”

I was making an apple pie, and the measuring utensils kept disappearing. Son #1 has been wanting an apple pie for a long time. The wife doesn’t like baking pies. She prefers baking cakes or cookies, which she is very good at. But he’s been asking every day this week for an apple pie. HomemadeContinue reading “The Baking”