Survival of the What?

Darwin’s ‘survival of the fittest’ has been co-opted to justify all sorts of sociopathic behaviors, though Darwin himself was rather … More

On Manatees and Liberals

You gotta love manatees. Well, you don’t ‘gotta’ but I do. I love their obesity and the fact that when … More

I’m currently obsessed with making tide pools, part of my “see through” philosophy maybe. I’ve dreaded the day someone asked … More

I was so proud of assembling my rolling tea cart in only two hours. Now you may be a much … More

Dogs live for twelve, maybe fifteen years and become part of our family. There’s always a special one that just … More

The Fishing Hole-Miniscape #3 The leaves are made from cat littler, the plants collected beside the road, the hill is … More

Praying Mantis’ Sexual Cannibalism It might seem like a high price to pay for sex, but about a third of … More

Pretty…Cheap Grandma used to say, “Use it up, wear it out; make it do or do without.” Sometimes frugality promotes … More

I was coming back from a nature walk last year, thinking about fractals; the repeating patterns in nature. You know … More

I realize we don’t discuss racism with beginning readers; unless we ourselves are flaming racists parents, that is. I hate … More