How fortunate I am to be surrounded by pine woods on three sides of our Shenandoah Valley home. There is something restless and mysterious about the sound of wind in the pines—its soughing can be almost eerie, especially at night, with a full moon. In a heavy wind, the trees bend and sway, branches creaking […]
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Pine woods give up their winter secrets
Brrrrrrrrr The thermometer may read 35 degrees, but when you step outside, the wind slices like a knife, and it feels at least ten degrees colder. On winter days like this, it’s easy to forego the walk to the mailbox. Besides, the leaves are gone, the grass is brown, and there doesn’t seem to be […]