Tal Galton4 min readMagical Fireflies of the Blue Ridge Mountains“Hello darkness, my old friend…” — Paul Simon Like many beautiful and fantastical natural phenomena, the phosphorescence of fireflies is...
Tal Galton2 min readOaks, Bears, and Bear CornIf there is one genus that carries the forest system on its shoulders, it is Quercus, the oaks. This photo encapsulates a story about...
Tal Galton2 min readLoggerhead magicNearly 40 years ago I played the role of the sea turtle in my second grade class' production of the Japanese fairy tale Urashima Taro....
Tal Galton6 min readDream struckTuesday morning I woke at dawn from a dream in which I was bitten on the leg by a venomous snake...