The Native North Carolinian

I want to share this for the benefit of my readers who were jealous when they read my last post. Today it is [tag]cold[/tag] and raining. Blech! But! I noticed this moring that there are signs of life on the backyard trees. I’d show you a picture, except I’m not taking my camera out in the [tag]rain[/tag]. Not even for ya’ll.

I’ve had two [tag]bloggers[/tag] to comment on the post asking for NC bloggers. Surely there are more of you. I’m planning to get that blogroll up early next week, so you still have time. I can add to it later, I know. But if you want to be in the post about NC bloggers, and not just in the sidebar, you’ll need to let me know you are out there by next Tuesday.

We have had some [tag]beautiful days[/tag] lately. A couple of them have been hot, but not nearly as hot as it will get later. It sure is nice to see the green peeking through. Is it nice where you live yet?
The [tag]Bradford Pear trees[/tag] are just stunning right now. Here’s a picture of one I took the other day.

I am just waiting for the leaves to come out on the tree in my backyard. Last year it seemed like it was bare one week, and fully leafed the next.

Don’t you think so? You can see that I snuck a few blogs into the sidebar not too long. These are folks who blog about the area in which they live. And that’s all well and good, but today, I am putting out a different call. If you are a blogger living in North Carolina, I’d like to list you here. I’d like to be listed on your site as well. Please leave me a comment if that’s you.

The [tag]cardinal[/tag] has been the state bird of North Carolina since 1943. These birds are easy to spot in the forests, and their bright plumage makes them a treat. It’s one of the first birds that North Carolina children learn to recognize. The female is a much duller color, as is typical in the bird world. The cardinal mainly eats seeds, but will also eat insects and small fruits. Both the male and the female are excellent singers.

I am to taking a few days to tend to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Please forgive me in advance, and I’ll be posting again on Thursday.

Today is a historic occasion in North Carolina. Or at least in Bitty-burg, which is what I call my little town. For 25 years, we’ve heard “WalMart is coming”. I am almost 40, and the rumors started when I was in high school. Today, the store opened and I went tonight. I felt like I was living history.

North Carolina:

From the Comments:
The fly trap isn’t tropical? I always thought it was. Or is it an introduced species that within the US is only found in the Carolinas? More information, please.

I’m not talking about the flora, nor yet the fauna. I’m not even talking about the incredible beauty of our great state. I am instead talking about the stack of library books about North Carolina directly to my left. The embarrassment comes in because there is so much material I hardly know where to start.

I’ll give you just a few tidbits, and then I will have to do some reading. The first white man to step onto what would become North Carolina was Giovanni da Verrazano in March of 1524. He was an Italian sailing under the French Flag. The first white child born here was Virginia Dare, and three United States Presidents have been born here.

And also, only here in the Carolinas does the Venus Flytrap grow in the wild.