You’re looking at the Ordovician slant. This is the view that pulled at me forty-two years ago, when I stood on a terrace, the silence gathering full as a bell. Look at how the ridges drop away into the Nashville…
Field Note: The Frequency of Ruin
Date: May 5, 2026 Species: Hylocichla mustelina (Wood Thrush) Status: Displaced from the cedar glade and mixed forest. Conditions: 75 F. Seismic vibrations from 4,000-lb hydraulic breakers on the ridge. Here in Wilson County, if you’re lucky enough to visit Cedars of…
The Power of Staying
To build a lush forest in a glade takes a geological mercy. And time. Lots of time. The valley was once a layered green habitat, filled with oaks, hickories, and cedars. We’re looking at trees that were at least 120…
