How Fir Trees Became Christmas Trees

How Fir Trees Became Christmas Trees by Pat Tucker Broadcast 12.1994, 12.2008, 12.2009, 12.2011, 12.2018, 12.2020, and 12.25 & 12.28.2024 Listen:   Fir trees, decorated and lighted, are such a fixture of American homes at Christmas that it’s difficult...

Homage to the Sapphire Foothill Habitat and to Mother Nature

Homage to the Sapphire Foothill Habitat and to Mother Nature by Micki Long Broadcast 12.2021, 12.2023, and 12.11 & 12.14.2024   Listen:   The moon lit up my yard that morning, when I went out with the dogs at 6:30. Recently fallen snow in the surrounding...

Seeing Winter Through Rose-Colored Glasses

Seeing Winter Through Rose-Colored Glasses By Jennifer Newbold Broadcast 12.2022 and 12.4 & 12.7.2024   Listen:   It is that time of year again, when fall slowly fades into winter and daylight begins to wane. Many people warmly welcome the shorter days...

Backyard Birch: A Friend Through the Seasons

Backyard Birch: A Friend Through the Seasons By Joanna Willis Broadcast 3.2022 and 11.27 & 11.30.2024   Listen:   It’s funny how some of the trees on our six-acre woodlot feel like friends. I check in on them, enjoy their company, am entertained by them,...