Sweating the Small Stuff

When I step outside the house, even when its just for a moment, I try to remember to sling on my camera. If I don't I'm sure to see ...

The eastern United States is the only place you can see periodic cicadas. They are one of the world's marvels, but the catch is you can ...

In the corner of my study a big very handsome Cellar Spider has been living for the past two or three years. She seems to feed quite well on...

Last summer I noticed a messy scraggly spider web in some holly bushes down at the end of our driveway. It was three-dimensional, like a soc...

Ahimsa, a Sanskrit word ('noninjury') for the Buddhist doctrine of avoiding harm to any living being.  In the year we spent in Thail...

Here's another way I've been spending the dreary cold days. For the past several years Cheryl and I have been cataloging the insec...