The Birds
May 28, 2021
In 1952, British author Daphne du Maurier released a macabre story titled, “The Birds.” The tale was about ordinary birds... Read More →
A Most Toxic Plant
May 14, 2021
In previous notes to you, I have occasionally referred to plants as the master chemists, being especially good at defending... Read More →
Childhood Memories: My First Garden
May 7, 2021
Sometimes my mind drifts back 75 or 80 years ago, when life was a little different than now. But the... Read More →
Fire Management and Safety
April 30, 2021
Sadly, local newspapers reported on Easter Sunday that a woman tending a ditch fire near Marion died when she was... Read More →
Cornelia Cameron: Our Peat Lady
April 23, 2021
Some time ago, late in the last century, an older lady named Cornelia Cameron took Sandy Rhodes and I on... Read More →
Our Wall of Christmas Cactus
April 16, 2021
When I was a boy, a barbershop in our neighborhood had a large north-facing display window which was shaded in... Read More →
Large Meteor Impacts, Part III: Iowa
April 2, 2021
A century ago, well-drillers in the vicinity of Manson, Iowa, knew that there was something different about the local bedrock... Read More →
Large Meteor Impacts, Part II: The Great Extinction
March 26, 2021
Today, every schoolchild has heard that a big meteor ended the dinosaur era. But this common knowledge sometimes consists of... Read More →
Big Meteorite Impacts, Part I: The Lunar Reference
March 20, 2021
In my blog “Stardust” from September 12, 2019, we considered the steady rain of small meteorites which enter our atmosphere... Read More →
Such An Improbable Animal
March 6, 2021
If you or I had the assignment to design an animal well-adapted to the winter rigors of central Canada and... Read More →
