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Dikembe Mutombo, others talk about world humanitarian mission
Dikembe Mutombo, known for his shot blocking proficiency in an 18-year NBA career, is now often more recognized in retirement as a laundry-swatting, cereal-blocking pitchman for GEICO. But Mutombo has put in just as many - if not more - hours and logged as many miles as a global humanitarian, ...
A pilgrimage to celebrate April wildflowers
April, my most favorite month, is when the landscape bursts into 50 shades of green and wildflowers sport every hue of the rainbow. “April hath put a spirit of youth in everything,” Shakespeare said in Sonnet 98.And what better way to celebrate it than to be part of the Georgia ...
The Pocket in North Georgia a favorite with wildflower lovers
For wildflower enthusiasts, a visit to the Pocket at Pigeon Mountain in North Georgia’s Walker County can be a sure cure for spring fever. The Pocket is regarded as Georgia’s premier site for early spring mountain wildflowers. “Many people consider it to be the best wildflower walk in the state ...
Endangered Species Act helps the Indiana bat
The endangered Indiana bat, known for its huge appetite for flying insects, is a tiny creature, weighing about as much as three pennies. The species was thrust into the spotlight the other day when news reports revealed that a lone bat had been detected in Gilmer County and had delayed ...
Ah-choo, it’s spring! Season brings pollen, doctor’s advice
Ahh, spring. You’re back. And although you’re much cooler than we expected, welcome. But must you always bring the oak pollen and the elm and cedar? Isn’t it enough that another unusually mild winter wrought more suffering by triggering the allergy season earlier? Ok, well, bless you, sneezes and all. ...
That mystery bird might be a dull-colored female
The blue jay that landed on the tulip poplar just outside my window earlier this week was quickly joined by another blue jay — a courting pair, I assumed. I couldn’t tell, though, which was male or female: A blue jay’s color pattern is the same, regardless of its sex. ...
Blooming mayhaws mean jelly is on the way
Along creek bottoms and swampy areas from Texas to North Carolina, small, thorny trees known as mayhaws are blooming, sporting a profusion of fragrant, white blossoms.In some areas, the mayhaw, a species of hawthorn, may rival the dogwood as an icon of spring (which arrives at 7:02 a.m. on March ...
Year-round songbirds ready for romance
It is early March, and romance is on the minds of many of our year-round songbirds. Their plumages are at their spiffiest and their voices are as fine-tuned as they will be all year. They seem anxious to get on with the task of baby-rearing. For some, the season already ...
Prints and pouches
Pillows and prints for your home. And pouches and bags for spring break and other off-duty pursuits. Passion for pillows After she moved to Atlanta 13 years ago, Sudi Rafizadeh began doing custom drapery work for designers in the Southeast. But her dream job was to design an exclusive line ...
Arborist: Problem of falling trees ‘going to get worse before it gets better’
Trees have been toppling faster than toys in a day care recently, blocking metro Atlanta roadways, damaging houses and killing a truck driver on I-20 late last month.You can expect more downed trees in coming months said Bob Delbridge, an Atlanta arborist and owner of 404-CUT-TREE, a tree removal and ...
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