Monthly Archives: October 2014

Late season present – Ocola Skipper

Here in the eastern panhandle of WV we are in the scarce regional range of Ocola Skipper. On this record breaking day (low 80’s) I was totally surprised when I scanned the Butterfly Bushes in the yard to find an … Continue reading

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Harper’s Ferry battlefield

I visited the North Schoolhouse Ridge battlefield near Harper’s Ferry during a long lunch early this afternoon and found the fields were been cut. Too bad they can’t alternate plots and cut every other year. It would save resources and … Continue reading

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