Jennifer is a gentle soul; a massacre just isn’t in her nature. So I was surprised when she asked if she must kill them all. I can’t blame her...
antlion
This lion won’t roar, but it could be considered king of the insect jungle. Antlions are neither true ants nor are the little bugs lions. In...
owl
I am no night owl. Late night and early morning I prefer to be communing with the sleep fairies. Occasionally though, I lose the battle for the...
It has been a berry fruitful season. We have been blessed with a bounty.
hornworm
My chickens wish that we had a garden. It is not that they are avid vegetable eaters, although they do enjoy the produce leftovers that they get...
Just because it can be pink and frilly, don’t assume that this animal is female. Instead, you might want to inquire what the moon jellyfish,...
jupiter
Jupiter is the big man on campus in the August night sky. While not a star athlete, or even a star, it is certainly among the biggest and brightest...
For a moment there, the jam project seemed to be a huckleberry over my persimmon. This old English saying means just a bit over my ability; and...
Hermit crabs do not need to worry about the rising price of real estate on the Vineyard. It is not that they are in the lottery for an affordable...
Morning glory hallelujah! Walt Whitman might have sung the praise of this flower since he noted that “a morning glory at my window satisfies me...
Ronald Rood had a great and somewhat timeless concept for a book. In 1971, he penned a little paperback titled Animals Nobody Loves, highlighting...
Pass the peas please! No one is happier than I am about the preponderance of peas. We are nearing legume lunacy — snap, sugar, English, snow and...

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