As I sit writing these lines in New York, on this October day, fall weather is upon us. The view outside my window is a curious mixture of an early (native) “Indian Summer”, as well as autumn. Much of the shrubbery in my backyard nature preserve has already turned red, with some shades of green [...]
As I follow an animal trail that will eventually lead me into the swamp I progressively move from dry, highland habitat with its oak groves, long leaf pines and accompanying gopher tortoise burrows to where the dense palmetto scrub becomes almost impenetrable.
The palmetto scrub provides protective cover for many animals as well as a handy [...]
Would you please tell us something about you and your blog?
JOE: The idea behind The Moderate Voice was to do a blog differently a lot of blogs — and this is not criticizing the way others do theirs. Many blogs tend to be highly partisan. They will also go after other writers of blogs [...]
