Contents OCTOBER 2022 * VOL. 78, NO. 10 10 24 16 In their elements 20 24 Plein-air artists get outside to paint Georgia. By Amber Lanier Nagle Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Program helps women build confidence by meeting challenges. By Pamela A. Keene Immersed in nature Kids discover, learn in classrooms without walls. By Laura Berrios 34 4 MAILBOX 6 PICTURE THIS? 8 GEORGIA NEWS On the cover Newnan resident David Boyd Jr. is an artist and gallery owner who has created thousands of plein-air paintings. Here he captures the classic lines of a 1959 Plymouth. (Photo by Robert Coakley.) 10 CALENDAR OF EVENTS 14 CURRENTS 27 COOPERATIVE CONCERNS The electric co-op history of innovation 28 AROUND GEORGIA Explore Georgia's cool caves 34 GEORGIA GARDENS There's something about bats 37 GEORGIANS AT WORK Meet Philip Wyatt, paranormal investigator 38 GEORGIA COOKS Recipes from Georgia boardinghouses 42 HOMETOWN HEROES Anthony Talley: helping others, $1 at a time www.georgiamagazine.org 3 38 KAITLYN DELONG PHOTOGRAPHY GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ROBIN'S NEST NATURE SCHOOL S I O T C . K C O M / S A V A R I O P H O T Ohttp://www.georgiamagazine.org