Wild Animals

Buffalo Roam or Home – Pick One

Buffalo Roam or Home – Pick One

Home On the Range*, though originally penned around 1870, is a song that still finds popularity. Why? As described by the writer Gary Giddins, it is "transforming...a nostalgic lament...an ode to pioneering, a dream of shared history, a vaguely reli Read more
Old Regulations Persist

Old Regulations Persist

Regulations regarding Land Law and the usefulness of affected land can block expensive plans, and shatter dreams. Many an unwitting land-buyer has found out the hard way that conservation efforts on behalf of a plant or animal will almost always outw Read more
Bee Options

Bee Options

Bees in a Tree I was with a land developer. We were scouting a large tract of land about to be developed into a new community of homes. Picking our way through the tangled underbrush, we came into a small clearing. At its center was the fallen, hollo Read more
STREAMER PREMIUM

STREAMER

Streamer :  the name for a bird that flies through a solar plant's concentrated sun rays, so named for the smoke plume that comes from the bird as it instantly ignites in midair. The Essence of Sunshine is not the first technology to cau Read more
Armadillo

Armadillo

They're in the news, ....again. They've spread across the country using man-made highways. Wherever they go, disease and destruction goes, too. They're coming for you. Here's a few words to help you remember to be careful with... The Armadillo by Read more
Why the Grizzly Bear Grins

Why the Grizzly Bear Grins

  .....I almost called this one "Simpleminded Selfish Selfer Sated Suave Savage Swallower Staking Semi-Selfless Selfie Sacrifice."  This particular work of literature is inspired by people who don't know the difference between pets, cuddly plush Read more
Lights Out by the Sea PREMIUM

Lights Out by the Sea

Seaside living is one of the most sought-after lifestyles in the world. There are lots of reasons; fun in the sun being foremost, followed closely by surf-side sounds any time of day or night. Nighttime has its charms as well. Jet-black darkn Read more
Eagle : “Flyable Is Edible”

Eagle : “Flyable Is Edible”

.....I remember a family picnic. It was at my mother’s sister’s farm. Joining the outing were my parents and sister, me (myself for haughty readers), my aunt and uncle, their son, T.C., his wife, Lyssa, and for a few minutes Lyssa’s pet Chi Read more