Skunks are mating. I can smell that spring is near because the scent of skunk is in the air. It's an unmistakable nighttime fragrance. T...

Yesterday morning the turkeys walked across our snow-covered lawn. This morning, a fox. Seconds before, our deck had been full of squirrels ...

Back in December, we had 30 turkeys walking through our yard every day. But where did they go after the first heavy snowfall? One neighbor s...

When i tried to order seeds from my favorite purveyor, the website said that they only take online orders on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. One fr...

Due to COVID, there's no Winter Carnival this year. No ski jumping contest in town. But more importantly, no Sugar on Snow. In New Engla...

This morning i noticed tiny polka dot seedlings growing in the pots of various houseplants. Even though i shook the polka dot seed stems ove...

Pink thunbergia is blooming in one of the front step flowerpots i brought indoors in October. Thunbergia is a vine, usually with a yellow fl...