The Dirt on Nicky
“Grandpa, there’s a stick walking up the screen door.”
“Don’t worry, Delphine. It’s probably a Diapheromera femorata which, in large numbers can defoliate certain hardwood...
ISawArkansas
One hilarious thing we try to do every day is not get in our own way. Sounds easy enough, but who among us hasn’t...
HavingReelFUN
People often ask me, “How did trout come to Arkansas?”
The 1940s in Arkansas, you would discover at least one thing very different about the...
Stop taking what you’ve been taking
One of the great reasons for moving to Northwest Arkansas is the undeniable feeling of being closer to nature. You don’t even have to...
The Dirt on Nicky
A morning in the garden
It’s either a ritual or a habit. I take a cup of coffee and the grounds it came from to...
ISawArkansas
Here’s the thing about talking about different generations and then profiling them: Easy trap.
For instance, sometimes I sit on my back porch and listen...
The Nature of Eureka
The Nature of Learning
One of the great things I love about nature is the people you meet along the journey. Master Naturalists and others...
AnOutlook
Remote Control
Who is the bad guy? In the movies, it’s obvious. But in the recent, smoke-filled frames of Portland, it’s GI Joe and Moms....
The Dirt on Nicky
How ripe are your melons?
As a barefoot youth, my second cousin and I would get up early, roam his father’s acres of melons, choose...
ISawArkansas
Sunday was too hot to sit under the hackberry, so we settled in his garage with the fan blowing like it had to put...