Category Archives: FEBRUARY 2021

Many thanks to those of you who have been reading my blog. I have honored my commitment to myself for the past 18 months, to write every day (excluding weekends and holidays). I will now be taking a hiatus as … Continue reading →

I love watching the squirrels outside my window. Their agility, though not necessarily graceful, is beyond amazing. They intuitively know which tree branches are willing to hold their weight, when combined with their speed and the distance from which they … Continue reading →

Recently,  I have been trying to learn the taxonomic names for wildflowers. As one thing leads to another, I became curious about our yearly visit from Punxsutawney Phil. Groundhogs belong to the squirrel family – Sciuridae – and to the … Continue reading →

Once was a time when all that we ever needed was provided for us for free. We lived like the buffalo and other animals, taking only what we needed and moving on. There was a symbiotic relationship between the plants … Continue reading →