Season’s Heatings
photo by Liz Howell Everyone says the weather has been weird, but it’s [...]
Diddling the dog
July 9, 2024. It is the morning of what will be the hottest day of [...]
Yes, they clucking did
I’ll admit it. I had just about despaired of any Republican acknowledging the climate crisis, [...]
Cedar Cedar?
We’ve got a nice Western Redcedar next door, and Anna takes great care of it. [...]
We’re What’s Cooking
Dateline: Saturday, July 30, 2022. It is now 99 degrees outside. And since one should [...]
How Do You Like Them Famous Potatoes?
Every state has its reputation. It’s not necessarily deserved. In West Virginia, no one wears [...]
The Human Bean
Sure is a lot of talk about abortion these days. There has been all along, [...]
Soul, Man
There are things everyone says, so they're assumed to be true.This is why I keep [...]
Buy Tulips!
Meet our little friend. We don't know what he's made of, but if you put [...]
The View From The Driveway
It was a comment in response to a post about the urgency of forestalling climate [...]
The Swattable Fear
There was a spider crawling along my ceiling wearing a backpack and panniers, and I [...]
Faking Summer
We got the standard load of rain at the beginning of April, right on schedule. [...]
The Enemy Of The People
Someone just told me that America's in trouble because too many of us are blinded [...]
Rats!
Smack me if I ever complain about ants again. Coming up on forty springs we've [...]
On Sucking
The cloud's silver lining is more of an ash gray at this point, but here [...]