I was just sitting down last night to answer comments and say that all was well, when our power went out. We went to bed early, which was go...

Happy little creek at different times of the year, from the same vantage point (approximately): Late March. Mid-April. Now. (Pre-Katrina.) F...

Hurricane Katrina slowly strengthened until it reached level 5, and meteorologists started comparing it to Hurricane Camille. When you hear...

It's hard to fix a clock with a cat trying to supervise. In other repair work news, vehicle #1 has been in the shop for several days. Is...

Remember the Frost flowers from earlier in the year? This is how they look in the summer: White crownbeard ( Verbesina virginica ). Heal-a...

It is with great sadness that I must report the loss of the final Ms. Lakenvelder. You may remember her antics from the Proof that Chickens ...

If you have three vehicles for two people, you are always explaining that well, they have different uses. And besides, if one is broken then...

Poor little guys. Almost every Catalpa worm ( Ceratomia catalpae ) on this tree had been parasitized by a Braconid wasp ( Apanteles congrega...

We are trying to sell some furniture through ads in the classifieds. It's becoming an interesting tutorial in human nature. "Hi, c...

A green dragonfly seemed fascinated by a scrap of paper on the deck: A slightly more aerial view of him: I was creeping closer and closer, w...

Close-knit: Dusty, George, and Ginger. Kitty triptych. (Click for a larger image.)

Our swamp: ( Click for a larger image. ) It's not technically a swamp I guess, though it is definitely swampy. More like a pond gone tot...

Trumpet Creeper ( Campsis radicans ) progression: Hummingbird temptation Baby pods Ripe pods

I'm still not feeling quite up to par. But Eleanor of Purple Pen has offered up a Copperhead picture in lieu of the one I took last yea...