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Tag Archives: get outside
“You can’t put the milk back in the cow, Opie”… and other thoughts on Earth Day
The following may be my favorite quote in relation to Earth Day: Aunt Bea: “Opie, you haven’t finished your milk. We can’t put it back in the cow, you know.” Happy Earth Day, all! To put it simply: I love … Continue reading
New column: “Tales from a failed gardener”
Holy the-days-are-getting-away-from-me, Batman! I completely forgot to post last week’s newspaper column. Which is all about plants, and gardening, and failing at it. To read click here. I hope y’all enjoy it! Once the new one is published (i.e. this … Continue reading
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New column: “A trip down memory lane”
My newspaper column this week is about a trip my cousin and I took down memory lane, to our old stomping grounds at Clemson University. It’s also about college, memory, family, parenting, and more. I hope y’all enjoy it! To … Continue reading
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Tagged Asheville Citizen-Times, children, Clemson University, CNF, college, column, cousins, creative nonfiction, essay, gardens, get outside, Katherine Scott Crawford, kids, memory lane, newspaper column, nostalgia, parenting, personal, South Carolina, South Carolina Botanical Gardens, The Greenville News
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New column: “November is beckoning”
Ah, November. If the weather would only act like it. Despite the too-warm Fall we’ve had so far, there is much to love about this month. That and more in my newest newspaper column. I hope y’all enjoy it! To … Continue reading
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Tagged Asheville Citizen-Times, Autumn, cold, column, columnist, darker days, e.e. cummings, Fall, get outside, Katherine Scott Crawford, newspaper, November, poem, poetry, quotes, rain, seasons, The Greenville News, weather
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New column: “Find that special spot wherever you are”
There are cool little places, and new things to do, wherever we are. Let’s go on an adventure! That’s my column today in The Greenville News. To read it, click here.
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Tagged adventure, alligators, Brookgreen Gardens, butterfly house, columnist, education, egrets, environment, fairy tales, family, get outside, great outdoors, Katherine Scott Crawford, kids, marsh tacky, Murrells Inlet, naturalist, nature, newspaper column, outdoor educator, outdoor family, outdoor life, parenting, Ribbit Exhibit, river otters, road trip, SC, South Carolina, Spanish goat, Storybook houses, The Greenville News
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New column: “The power of our places”
Saturday is Earth Day, and I love the Earth. In fact, it’s difficult for me to really express how much I love and need the natural world–how much my “places” mean to me and my family. Never have our national … Continue reading
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Tagged column, columnist, conservation, Earth Day, environment, environmentalism, EPA, get outside, hippy, Katherine Scott Crawford, land, life, National parks, natural world, nature, newspaper, outdoors, outside, parenting, place, places, planet earth, public lands, setting, The Greenville News, tree hugger, wild places
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New column: “All you need is a creek”
My column this week in The Greenville News is all about splashing around in a summer creek. I sure hope y’all enjoy it. To read, click here.
New column: “We all need beauty of national parks”
Hi, folks! Today’s column in The Greenville News is in celebration of the National Park Service, which celebrated its 99th birthday last month. It’s also about protecting and cherishing these uniquely American wild places. If you’ve ever stepped foot in … Continue reading
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Tagged #nationalparks, #NPS, America's best idea, Congaree Swamp, explore America, get outside, great outdoors, Greenville, Katherine Scott Crawford, Ken Burns, National Park Service, newspaper column, outdoor living, parenting, SC, The Greenville News, Yellowstone
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Today’s column: “But Mom, I’m bored!”
Today’s column in The Greenville News is for all the parents out there who’ve heard “I’m bored!” uttered, whined, or moaned at them this summer. Down with boredom, I say! To read, click here.
