This poem has been my touchstone since I first heard Mr. Griffith read it in Grade 11 English class. I could never share with anyone how muc...

It’s not that she wasn’t grateful. When you don’t get to go anywhere on a Saturday night because everyone thinks you’re a loser and full of ...

THE PLATONIC BLOW – W. H. AUDEN It was a spring day, a day for a lay, when the air Smelled like a locker-room, a day to blow or get blown; R...

Unboxings are always exciting, though I keep thinking: where am I going to PUT all these guys? I haven't quite figured it out yet, nor h...

Another video featuring the common nighthawk's famous "boom", which is actually more of a "zoom".

STAR JELLY: What is it, and why? On 11 November 1846, a luminous object estimated at 4 feet in diameter fell at  Lowville, New York , leavin...

YES. . . . . . . . . . WHY?????

A beautiful short video of the "Skeezix bird" swooping, diving and "booming" in pink and golden clouds. The bird even fl...

It was one of those hothot HOT summers in Chatham, in the heel of Southwestern Ontario, when it felt like someone was holding something to ...

As I attempted to feed a lovely white dove which has taken up residence at the dock on Burnaby Lake, GEESE muscled in from every side - big,...

I LOVE THIS!! Though she was pretty much a one-hit wonder, I think Skeeter Davis is brilliant in this song. The clarity and utterly true pit...

This lady usually covers historical costumes, but once in a while comes out with a gem like this. 

A great big hole in the sky! “A fallstreak hole (also known as a cavum hole punch cloud, punch hole cloud, skypunch, cloud canal or cloud h...

Zelfs ARE trolls, sort of, though they don't resemble any of the others. This one was so gorgeously customized that I HAD to have it. A ...

Bird-watching can be very hit-or-miss. One day birds show up in noisy droves, challenging your ability to even get them into camera range, a...

O happy day - to have TWO trolls to unbox, with Bentley helping me every step of the way.

PLEASE NOTE: I did NOT write this article, and reproduce it here for educational purposes only. Here is the link to the original article, wh...

  God, I have crazy dreams. . .   I don’t usually even remember dreams, but once in a while I have a doozie – not really a nightmare (I do...

I received this email just now, regarding a post I did in 2016. I feel a little too stunned to write about it now. We were pretty certain Bo...