Appalachian Patria

Appalachian Intellectual. To me that means plain thinking. I am A Non Commissioned Officer in the Army Reserves. Let me say...My views expressed here are mine and not those of The U.S. Army, Army Reserve or my fellow brethren in The National Guard. This is entirely Sua Sponte. This is My Thinking. I'm single and in my mid 30's. Politicaly, I'm a Libertarian. (Again, Sua Sponte.I do not represent the Libertarian Party.)I love my native Appalachia, Rock n Roll and...I love God.

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Location: Brevard, North Caroilina

I started blogging for two reasons. I was concerned about the changes to the area I live in, Southern Appalachia and I was about to go to the war. I was in Iraq in 06 and 07 and now Kuwait in 11 and 12. Blogging was a means of documenting my experiences and hoping it would help gain clarity. I don't feel that way about it any more. It's said people write blogs because they are frustrated, that's why people read them too. That makes us sound apocalyptic. Are we? Let it be said, what I say here is of my own thinking. This is entirely Sua Sponte and not an official representation of the U.S. Military or the U.S. Government as a whole.

Monday, August 01, 2005


Laurel Blooms. A while back I posted a picture of this stuff telling how it is Rhodadendrun or actualy Ivy. But, in these hills we have it switched and calling it differnet means your not from here. Bee's make honey off of it, It grows in great big tangling patches and likes damp slopes. The leaves are poisinous. Don't let your Goats eat it. They bloomed nearly a month back, I finaly got this posted. Wich reminds me there is a big favor I have to do for JB. Posted by Picasa

posted by Hill Billy Rave | Monday, August 01, 2005

2 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

If you have any close up pics of this plant - would like to see it. (leaves and flower) I am very familiar with the rhododendron. Around here - the rhodie is the national flower. Depending on the variety they bloom year round.

10:07 PM  
Blogger Hill Billy Rave said...

I can get the leaves up for you, but, the flowers are gone. Their are two differnt kind. One that grows anywhere from a few hundred feet elevation to say 4500 feet(wich gets big) and a smaller one no more than waste high that's on up on the high lonsomes. The differnces are very subtle, but, it's said they are different species. Nothing is more agrevating than Squirrell hunting in a bunch of Laurels.

6:49 AM  

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