If, as Bill Blass suggested, red is the ultimate cure for sadness, then it is time to say so long to your sorrows.

Obsessed with the sight, scent, utility and attractiveness of this all-star vegetable, herb and pollinator magnet.

Ahoy mateys, pirates live among us!

Those of us that enjoy outdoor showers never bathe alone.

The blue mud dauber wasp is a striking, metallic blue insect.

Look but don’t collect the stunning wood lilies.

A rainbow of striking color, the red-banded leafhopper is well adorned.

It is a dangerous world out there.

“Are they really roaches?” she asked. Yes, I said, but not the bad kind.

Birds, poets, writers, healers, drinkers, weavers, cooks, insects–just about everyone loves mulberry trees.