The Dirt on Nicky
Wave to a gardener who went exploring
Redwoods are majestic, and it’s a good thing we went there instead of the mountains. Our intended destination...
The Nature of Eureka
Wild Senna
There’s a yellow-flowered pea family member blooming now, growing as a weed in a neighbor’s garden bed. I was pleased to see it...
ISawArkansas
Human life is full of typos and other errors. For instance, many people prefer to “win” rather than to be better people. Others thought...
The Coffee Table
Are Ethics Necessary?
How does one tell the difference between unethical behavior and just plain stupidity? As a child, I was somehow guided to think that...
HavingREELFun
The weather gave us somewhat of a break again this past week. Trout fishing on the river has never let up, still catching daily...
The Dirt on Nicky
A gardener goes exploring
I left my happy home at 1 a.m. and drove three hours in the dark to Tulsa International Airport. Only a...
ISawArkansas
Vacations might not have been invented so we would have time to worry our way out of things. They might be legitimate times-out that...
The Coffee Table
Revisiting Prohibition
I worked in public schools before I retired, where rules on allowable dress daily dismayed students. No hats in the building. No torn jeans....
HavingREELFun
We had some nice weather for about a week and boy was it a nice break. But this week, August is going to show...
The Dirt on Nicky
Here comes winter
Toward the end of our very hot week, I noticed all the shade in my front yard was gathering beneath the shadiest...