Memorable Animals in North Carolina News — 2024 in Review
Farm animals, wild animals, exotic pets – if you see an animal where you’ve never seen it before, you may be in North Carolina. Once when driving home from work, I passed a horse running along with traffic in the median of a divided interstate. I was in the far-right lane and called 911. The…
6 Positive Wildlife Stories in North Carolina in 2024
After the devastation of Hurricane Helene, North Carolinians need any positive news we can find this year, so I’m rounding up some 2024 highlights from the wildlife realm. 1. 399 Cold-Stunned Endangered Sea Turtles are Rehabilitated and Released North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island took in 576 cold-stunned sea turtles in December 2024 when the…
11 Favorite Children’s Christmas Songs in the ’70s
Watching A Charlie Brown Christmas again this year, with “O Tannenbaum” and the gang singing, “Christmas Time is Here,” got me thinking about all the other songs I loved as a kid. So, recalling what I heard on the radio, on my albums, and from Christmas TV specials, I created a list of the best…
Top 8 Animated Rabbits on American TV and Movies in the ’70s
Rabbits are everywhere around my home this year. My dog tells me first by freezing in place and then by clawing at the sliding glass door. Outside, he’s on the hunt, looking under bushes and around corners. This rabbit proliferation got me thinking about the last time I saw this many rabbits and of course…
What are White Squirrels and Where Do They Live?
Visiting Brevard, a peaceful mountain town in Western North Carolina, I was expecting to see a few of the over 250 waterfalls in the area and some gorgeous sights while hiking in the Pisgah National Forest. I didn’t expect to find that Brevard is the “Home of the White Squirrel.” The shop selling white squirrel…
Step into the Real Mayberry in 2024
Have you heard of the annual Mayberry Days celebration? Since 1990, it’s been North Carolina’s way of honoring their beloved native son, Andy Griffith, and the show named after him. Mayberry, the fictional town where The Andy Griffith Show (1960 to 1968) was set, was supposedly based on Andy Griffith’s hometown of Mount Airy,…
The Top 3 Live-Action Dogs on American TV in the ’70s
After recently rewatching 1989’s Turner & Hooch, I started thinking about my favorite TV dogs from childhood … the ones I saw on TV in the ’70s … back when we had few choices of what to watch on our old black and white Zenith with the 13-channel dial. 1. Lassie — the Intelligent, Hero…
The 13-year Periodical Cicadas are Loud and Here in North Carolina in May 2024
Walking my dog yesterday morning in a small, wooded area behind my home, I couldn’t figure out what that loud, humming, whirring noise was. Maybe heavy trucks on the interstate not far from here … but it didn’t stop. I remembered how a few days ago, a large bug flew into my hair and another…
Counting Down the 6 Best Animated Christmas Shows on American Television in the 70s
Being that nostalgic time of year, I thought I’d look back on the Christmas shows I watched all those decades ago. So many catchy songs, heartfelt messages, and lovable animated characters, some drawn, some clay, some puppets — are all still alive digitally. And some of the terms embedded in American culture have their origins…
An American Halloween — Answering 11 Questions You Never Asked about the 1970s compared to 2023
1. What Were the Costumes in the 1970s like Compared to Now? Black & white picture: “FRANKENSTEIN – Costume – Halloween – 1970’s” by monstersforsale is marked with Public Domain Mark 1.0. Color picture: “Spooktacular Creations Inflatable Costume Dragon Riding a Fire Dragon Air Blow-up Deluxe Halloween Costume – Child” by shop8447 is marked with…
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