Snapping Turtle ( Chelydra serpentina ) Ms. Snappy was in search of a place to lay her eggs, when she was detained by a barking dog and a hu...

My camera is starting to act up. I want to replace it but can't decide what I want/need. The camera I have now is a Sony Mavica CD-1000 ...

Why do so many people have garden gnomes? Because they allegedly help in the garden at night. I was a skeptic, until one of ours started att...

Brian Williams, on NBC Nightly News tonight: "The fighting between the Lesbian.. uh, Lebanese army and the Islamic militants..." -...

Poison Ivy flowers Toxicodendron radicans I like the former Latin name Rhus toxicodendron better, because there was always the possibility ...

Red-winged Blackbird ( Agelaius phoeniceus ) Chicken food thief! Actually I don't begrudge the blackbirds or grackles a little chicken ...

By ashen roots the (fire pinks) blow Tough roots among the rocks The parable of the sower The (gradual) disintegration of the persistence of...

When I stepped outside Tuesday morning, it smelled as if a fire were burning nearby. I worried that the fire in the next county had spread. ...

I only snuck a quick peek, only took one picture. By the time I realized the shot was not exactly in focus, and tried for another, the baby ...

Somehow we started talking about the dogs we'd had growing up. The confusion started with my mother calling a Boston Terrier a Boston B...

Oxeye daisies and clover The advantages of (1) not using weedkillers, and (2) not being able to mow for a while. Hubby is outside mowing it ...

On top of another cat. (Visit the Friday Ark for more critters.)

Bigleaf Snowbell , Styrax grandifolius We encountered this beautiful shrub on a wildflower rescue. It's a tricky area. On one hand, it...