October 4, 2023

Rachel Woods

Fall in the Piedmont of NC is a rollercoaster of heat waves and stunning fall weather. It’s the slow transition from green to auburn, crimson and gold. It’s the last bloom for flowers before winter settles in on us. It’s hard to drive around town and not admire the resilient tickseed wildflowers in full fall bloom this October.

October 29, 2021

Rachel Woods

Did I Smell A Bear?

Have you ever swam through a warm column of water in an otherwise cool pool or pond? This is the best metaphor for my experience, except, instead of warm water, I walked right into a cloud of husky aromatics. Was it wet or sweaty? My memory of this exact moment, is warmth.

Rachel Woods

January 29, 2021

Turtle #40318

Rachel Woods

January 29, 2021

He seemed despondent. No appetite, few bowel movements. He was slow, even for turtle standards, and he held his head, cocked to the left. While I didn’t actually see the accident, I suspected he was clipped in the head suffering neurological damage. Who knew if he would recover.

Rachel Woods

January 15, 2021

Well, hello there

Rachel Woods

January 15, 2021

I could see a dark mass huddled against the register of the vent, and once I freed the metal register from its tight hold on my ceiling, my friend and I met eye to eye. “Well hello there.”