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Finding Unusual Friends By Nancy Lucas It’s been decided whenever we travel my new nickname is going to be ‘Nature Girl.’ For some reason our animal friends always seem to find me. It was our first morning in Princeville, Kauai and we sure didn’t need a clock. If you’ve ever been to this island you know that chickens roam freely all over the place. The Bali Hai Villas are situated near a lot of island growth and apparently have become popular ‘chicken’ areas. [read more] History of . . . Seeds and Cider By Kevin Hauser Q: If you plant the seed from a Gala apple, will it grow up to be a Gala apple tree? A: In your dreams! Apples do not produce true to seed; in fact, each apple seed is a unique and distinct variety, and most of them are bad. An apple grown from a seed is usually what seasoned growers call a ‘spitter,’ because the first thing you want to do after biting into it is spit it out. If you ever spend any time in an old orchard, you’ll probably run into a spitter that either sprouted from an apple seed or from the roots of a seedling tree that used to have a good variety grafted onto it. [read more] Snakes and Lessons By 3 Hawks Yes, I am Snake and I hope this name does not make you slither away from reading this article about my family. Among your species my family has been the object of myths, legends, horror films and nightmares. Even your bible likens my family members to the devil at times and if you don’t like someone you may say they are a ‘Snake in the grass,’ and a dishonest salesperson may be referred to as a Snake oil salesman and on it goes. We really do get a bad rap considering the facts about my family. [read more] On the Mountain Communities
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