Like a tiny drone, the hummingbird swoops in and hovers at the feeder. Simultaneously suspended and beating its wings like crazy, all 4...

I walked along the dirt road with a shy, handsome young man. Thumping sounds of a summer concert faded into the distance. All around us,...

Do you ever find yourself feeling guilty that you haven’t completed some garden task? Even worse, you procrastinate so much that you...

For garlic lovers, the sight and smell of this bulb stirs the senses and imagination. Thoughts of crusty garlic bread, savory sauces and...

Leaving the Rocky Mountains on a cross-country drive, I wasn’t looking forward to the slog across mid-America. With the flat, straight...

I believe in the God of miracles. My mind does not question the raising of the dead, the site restored, the demons cast out by our Lord....

One doesn’t usually think of organic and architecture together, but most of us don’t have the imagination of Frank Lloyd Wright,...

One of the wonders of summer is the firefly. If you grew up anywhere outside the city, the fascinating blinking “lightening bugs” were...

Ahhhh Summertime: just the mention of the word summons fireflies dancing, crickets chirping, the ice cream truck singing, children...

A few years back a soft, velvety rosette popped up in my garden bed. At first I thought it was lamb’s ear, but the leaves outgrew any I’d...