Travels With Charlie

WBOC's Charles Paparella says that a blast of cold air in your face reminds us that Mother Nature isn't always the gentle, loving mother we expect her to be.

WBOC's Charles Paparella says a river of light flows only at dawn and even then, only rarely.

WBOC's Charles Paparella saw a man painting the side of a building. He introduces us to William Brittingham.

WBOC's Charles Paparella says a rule of thumb is an uniquely human sort of guide, born of common experience and common knowledge.

WBOC's Charles Paparella asks, "How do I love thee, Delmarva, on this Thanksgiving day? Let me count the ways."

WBOC's Charles Paparella takes note of just one insignificant moment on a winter's afternoon.

WBOC's Charles Paparella went to Hebron to ask if Bruce Nichols' farm is the biggest Christmas tree operation in the area.

WBOC's Charles Paparella learned a technique back in the dawn of the computer age in order to make passwords.

WBOC's Charles Paparella went to Trussum Pond, east of Laurel, Delaware. He gathers to share moments of peace and beauty.

WBOC's Charles Paparella previews the Community Players of Salisbury's production of "Pippin."

WBOC's Charles Paparella has some thoughts on leaves.

WBOC's Charles Paparella often wonders what it is about the gold that we see in winter, when the sun is low.

WBOC's Charles Paparella went to Snow Hill as muralist Olga Deshields works on a painting in honor of Evelyn's Village Inn

WBOC's Charles Paparella says Halloween's a funny word, but it comes from one you've often heard.

WBOC's Charles Paparella says if your daily routine involves driving at sunrise, you had a treat this morning. It took some encouragement, but Charlie was out there too.

WBOC's Charles Paparella previews S.U. professors Diana Wagner and Louise Anderson as they introduce the music of Dale Wimbrow, a singer-songwriter from this area, popular in the 20's and 30's who has no recordings of his work.

WBOC's Charles Paparella wondered what his phone might say if it was allowed to speak freely.

A restaurant in Pocomoke City, Maryland has managed to keep the same character over three generations in spite of changing ownership several times. 

WBOC's Charles Paparella joined the hundreds of people who rode the train at the Hurlock Fall Festival.

WBOC's Charles Paparella wonders why the highway that runs from one end of the peninsula to the other has the unenviable designation of Route Thirteen.

WBOC's Charlie Paparella previews the seventh season of Lower Shore Performing Arts Comapny.

WBOC's Charles Paparella says farmers markets like the Camden Avenue Market in Salisbury are at their very best this time of year (autumn).

WBOC's Charles Paparella found another use for crabgrass and discovered a lesson from his father, the scientist.

WBOC's Charles Paparella says many Delmarva residents avoid the coast during the summer when traffic is heavy and beaches are crowded. Charlie would rather keep the ocean all to himself.

WBOC's Charles Paparella says this river starts in the great cypress swamp in Sussex County and forms the border between three Maryland counties before it empties into the Tangier Sound of the Chesapeake Bay.

WBOC's Charles Paparella says he has a way to remember things like how many days are in a month.

WBOC's Charles Paparella says you've probably noticed this year's corn crop is fantastic, according to farmer Roger Richardson.

WBOC's Charles Paparella says the great one, Scorchy Tawes, told him that when it's raining, the world is more colorful. Charlie says he was right.

WBOC's Charles Paparella says the world has an odd habit of making mirror images of itself.

WBOC's Charles Paparella goes along with an elementary school during a farm tour in Accomack County.

WBOC's Charles Paparella says some people think Mondays and rain deserve each other, but Charlie says rain deserves another look.

WBOC's Charles Paparella says the reason he spends so much time with the Community Players of Salisbury is they keep doing very important and entertaining things.

WBOC's Charles Paparella considers the real motives of a fisherman.

WBOC's Charles Paparella explores the time when things are shrouded not by darkness but by earthly clouds that hug the ground. On the line between mist and mystery.

WBOC's Charles Paparella says we're at the beginning of wild sunflower season, a beautiful plant with an interesting lifestyle.

WBOC's Charles Paparella says thousands flocked to Ocean City for Labor Day weekend. He answers the question of what's the attraction.

WBOC's Charles Paparella talks to the Crockett Family and one of the Pruitt family during his trip to Eastern Shore of Virginia.

WBOC's Charles Paparella offers a full minute of wordless sound for those who get overwhelmed by the sheer number of words you hear every day.

WBOC's Charles Paparella says if you're out on a summer afternoon when there are thunderstorms about, there are rainbows all around it.

WBOC's Charles Paparella says the older he gets, the faster summertime goes by. When we were children, we thought summer would last forever, and in a way, it did.

WBOC's Charles Paparella has always wanted to record the magical metamorphosis of the mysterious cicada.

WBOC's Charles Paparella says all good things that come along must unfortunately go. And so it is with summer, hot though it may have been.

WBOC's Charles Paparella Visits the Berlin Peach Festival