Author Archives: Boomer Bill

Montford Mischief

Tails to Go    by Bill LaRocque All that’s left of the old forests of Asheville’s Montford neighborhood are occasional stands of eighty foot oaks whose long, leafy branches furnish welcome shade and homes for a few native wildlife.  Just … Continue reading

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Bat Bite

Bitten by a Malaysian Flying Fox Bat by Bill LaRocque  “Bats are all wings and never walk on the ground: the opposite of flightless birds.”  N. Audubon, 1803. The Dodos are believed to have only inhabited the Island of Mauritius … Continue reading

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A passing, close to me

This summer, and over the past few years in fact. I’m reminded with a louder voice of our finite span as one of the living. Lots to consider. Always has been. One thing many of us leave befind is sadness … Continue reading

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Ireland 2004 (another back-in-the-day mini-memoir)

In 2004 working at the World Resources Institute, loving my job, I’d accumulated a lot of leave time.  Traditionally in August most of the senior execs in Washington were in Martha’s Vineyard which was a kind of a jr. vacation … Continue reading

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