The Nature of Eureka
The under-appreciated Osage Orange
Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera) is one of the more curious small trees of the Ozarks. The unusual fruit is a large,...
The Coffee Table
Stuck In the Future —Part II
I recently finished a science fiction book from the library’s selection of new titles. It’s not my usual genre,...
ISawArkansas
Have you ever noticed that sometimes life is like reading a month-old weekly? It might be interesting but it’s also unconnected, like trying to...
HavingREELFun
It`s been another great week of fishing in all areas this past week. Bass fishing has been very good, mainly being caught in very shallow waters....
The Dirt on Nicky
Urban food forests
Thomas Malthus, remember him, he was the British dude who in 1798 postulated that food production on Planet Earth would at some...
The Nature of Eureka
Beautiful and Curious Lobelias
Three-related plants that I seek out at this time of year, two for their sheer beauty and one for its historical...
The Coffee Table
Stuck in the Future — Part I
My mother, who is nearly ninety, hasn’t done any of her own shopping for quite some time. But when...
ISawArkansas
Whether we’re getting home, getting up, or sleeping right through it, it happens every single day. Dawn breaks all over the world every twenty-four...
HavingREELFun
I hope everyone is enjoying this great weather. Hope you are able to get out and fish, hike, bike, canoe, kayak, rock climb, camp,...
The Dirt on Nicky
How far is too far?
I take 47 steps from the landing of my stairs to get to my garden gate. Inside the garden, it...