[ncsc-moths] Re: My location
- From: "J. Merrill Lynch" <jmerrilllynch@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2011 13:04:10 -0500
Jean, your place sounds very attractive. Olympia marbles would be a lifer
for me--might have to take you up on your offer. What's up with folks in
TN? Been mighty quiet lately.
Merrill
On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 12:56 PM, Jean Obrist <innisfreehorses@xxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> I live in the foothills of the Smokies, elevation ~1000 - 1500. It's
> rural, farm, and overgrown farm country. There are many mini-habitats
> nearby: river (Nolichucky), creek, farm ponds, wet weather springs, open and
> overgrown pastures, fence row flora, old buildings, vineyard, lights few and
> wide apart, hardwood and mixed forests, cedar forest (oak, hickory, walnut,
> maple, beech, sycamore, hackberry, dogwood, pine, etc), many shrubs (witch
> hazel, redbud, spicebush, etc), lawns, vegetable and flower gardens, open
> areas and dark hollows. Lots of wildflowers, grasses, wild fruits and
> berries. Lots of birds; I have to get up early to beat the wrens to the
> moths on the porch.
> TN is also divided into three distinct areas. I am in the Mountains. My
> county has elevations from ~900 to over 5,000. I am on Goodwater Road,
> Bybee, TN if you want to look up the lay of the land.
> Y'all are welcome to come over the mountains for a visit any time. In
> mid-April, I hope to see the Olympia Marble butterflies that were here last
> year. (just over a mile from my house.) My neighbor has a neat B&B if
> anyone wants an overnight or weekend. She will give a price break to
> butterfly/ moth people.
>
> Jean Obrist
> Cocke Co, TN
>
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J. Merrill Lynch
Echo Valley Farm
Watauga County, NC
Elevation: 3,400 feet
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