Have you noticed the daffodils already in bloom around Chattanooga?
Here’s an interesting tidbit: The daffodil’s scientific name, Narcissus, stems from Greek mythology. As the story goes, there once was a handsome young man named Narcissus who fell in love with his own reflection in a stream and remained there to admire it. After the young man succumbed to starvation, the gods transformed him into a flower – a daffodil – so that he could stay next to the stream forever. [Source: flowers.org.uk]
And now, three stories also worthy of one’s admiration:
Yesterday, the Moon River Festival, hosted at Coolidge Park this September for the second year, announced its lineup, which includes Grammy Award-winners Brandi Carlile and Jason Isbell, among 22 other performers.
Frick’s Cave in Walker County is closed 364 days per year protect the endangered species within. One day each year, researchers and conservancy members go in to study its inhabitants. This year, one of our reporters and photographers were invited to tag along, making them the first reporters to ever see inside the cave.