Rural life can be dangerous. I should know. I had a near death experience with space aliens but lived to document it in a...
aliens in space captured in rare photo: run for cover!
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Nature
gearing up for the winter olympics — snow is here
It makes me happy to see snow falling -- I love how it blankets the earth. If it's winter, then gimme some of that clean,...
ornithophile of outside varieties and amateur birder
I am an ornithophile -- a person who loves birds. I love to hear them sing and think they're amazing little creatures. Peep...
the competition for birds is strong — none go hungry
Mr. Pesky bragged a bit too much about how many birds he had at his feeders. Because of that, I upped my game here by...
open your windows — it’s 65° in southern Indiana in February
Still early February and yesterday was 65° in rural southern Indiana. My windows were open the entire day to let in fresh...
there’s a fine line between being efficient and annoying
We had a client cancel a virtual event last February because of something out of their control -- and as always, we allowed...
feeding birds from vibrant summer hummers to winter cardinals
When living at the little house near the Ville, there was always a bird feeder in the front tree. We'd watch all sorts of...
i’ll be happy when it comes later in the day, but still think it’s lovely
Last night, there was a beautiful sunset over the Ville. Not just ordinarily pretty, but one of those "Ain't God good to...
the internet has fundamentally transformed every aspect of human life
We are in an era of unprecedented connectivity and information access. With instantaneous global interactions through...