Wildflowers, Songbirds and Bears, Oh My!

Our initiation into Appalachian spring

My beloved mountains from my stepdad’s front porch. Our view is obscured now. Photo by Beth Bruno

This is our first spring living in the southern Appalachian mountains of North Carolina. As the woods on our mountain have come awake, we have been greeted with the wonders of wildflowers, the songs of migratory songbirds, and a bear who has awakened from his sleep and is hungry.