Winter in Arkansas has a stark beauty of its own.
Arkansas winter
December mosquito
Why are there mosquitoes in December? And why is this one in the house?
News about a Ferndalian
LA Times piece includes mention of a Ferndale resident: http://articles.latimes.com/2009/jul/07/local/me-donkeys7
In a similar vein, the U of Ark Div of Ag is training members of the Ark. National Guard to help Afghans get their economy back up and running: http://uaex.edu/news/december2009/1204guard_training.htm
Moonrise over Shinall
Moonrise over Shinall Mountain (iPhone shot)
Safety first
SAFETY FIRST — July 4th fireworks stand near propane tank. Not visible is the gas station on the left side of the fireworks stand. (iPhone shot)
Welcome to the Interface
Welcome to a facet of Arkansas’ Urban-Wildlife Interface, otherwise known as suburban Ferndale. Suburban Ferndale is a handful of houses sprawled over, in and around the Ouachita Mountains, near the crossroads that make up downtown Ferndale (pop. ??). Ferndale is home to two gas stations, two restaurants and an occasional fireworks stand or two, not to mention a few camps and and meeting facilities that allow groups of all stripes to get away from the city. The sheriff has a substation and there’s a volunteer fire department too.
Ferndale will soon be home to the Arkansas Outdoor School. More on that in the coming months.
The (Urban-Wildlife) Interface 