All Outdoors
In the forest, the dead sometimes stand tall and refuse to fall.
Don’t mourn for these deceased; they are a sign of healthy woodlands, wealthy...
Sometimes you just have to face the facts, even if they seem rather unpleasant.
Most people use the term habitat without realizing that they are...
“Fight blue-sky thinking.”
So says part of the manifesto of the Cloud Appreciation Society. This London-based organization (with a membership of...
Sometimes a story just drops into your lap, or more accurately into your e-mail box.
That was the case last October when I received an inquiry...
Chicken Little would do well to duck and consider taking cover if he were a Martian.
The little green men should definitely watch out and...
Two plants that merge into one, growing together to the benefit of each other. Sounds strange, but lichens are unique combinations of fungi and...
Gentlemen may prefer blondes, but Americans overwhelmingly (69 per cent) prefer red.
Pink comes in a distant second with 14 per cent, and white...
While it is always good to endeavor to see the forest through the trees, sometimes you just see the trees in the forest.
And that is okay if you...
The world around us is full of misnomers: hamburgers are not ham, tin foil is actually aluminum, and a shooting star is not a star. Nature has even...
“And now, here they are: the beetles!” (Insert soundtrack of hysterical screams.)
Don’t faint, and don’t expect to see Paul, Ringo, George, and...
I nominate cranberries for the best supporting role in a holiday dinner.
We all have baggage.
For some, it is plastic, but for others only paper or cloth will do. Those in the latter group must have appreciated...