The Great Outdoors

Poinsettias have been associated with Christmas for a very long time. Franciscan friars in Mexico began incorporating this plant into

One wintry morning a few days ago, a day when the sky was gray and snowy, blown by a strong

A river runs through my home town, and there was a bridge across the river when I was a boy,

We have a new neighbor. One, maybe two, maybe more. Beavers have moved into the wetland at the end of

When my older daughter turned into our driveway a few nights ago, in the headlights we saw a small animal

As we enter the autumn season, many shoppers are making plans for houseplants that can help to remove toxins from

The other morning I was having a cup of coffee on my front porch, and I noticed it….Yea, the leaves

It seems hard to imagine that autumn will soon be upon us with its sunny days and low humidity (doesn’t

My next article, I decided one afternoon, is going to be about the blue jay. Coincidentally, when I sat at

Crows are black feathered bad boys, disliked by farmers and by birders. To the displeasure of farmers they eat corn,

We are beginning the season of hydrangeas with their large, beautiful blooms. They can add a lot of beauty without