“All good things must come to an end”
“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet”
There is no more “Two Mile Ranch”
Well, that’s not true, it will always be “Two Mile Ranch” but today, a country worker drove the length of 7 Mile Road  in his pickup.  He stopped, attached a chain, and removed
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A period of days, as many as seven, where the return of summer warmth follows the first frost. Saint Martin’s summer was named for Saint Martin’s day (November 11) when Saint Martin’s summer was to end in Europe. A comon phrase in New England, Indian Summer originated in the late 1600’s or 1700’s, it
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For the few days leading up to their release, the pheasant behavior changed.  First, they would stand at the fence around the perimeter of their pen and stare out.  Their focus, if a small animal can have focus, was external to their world, and not internal to the confines of the pen.  The second change,
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This is a dutch photo project, created with helvetica lead type.  I can remember in middle school hand setting type with individual characters in helvetica.  the quote reads in Dutch: ‘een thuis -een thuis weet ik nog, dat is onder je grond en ruimte boven je en daar dan zijn en weten waarom.’
‘ a home
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The New York Times features a review of cabin living and a slide show of cabins ranging from the mid 6 figures in price down to the more reasonable 5 figures.

“One of the biggest environmentally friendly trends we’re seeing is the use of local materials,” said Dale Mulfinger, an adjunct professor of architecture at the
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If you live in a northern climate, you may be familiar with cluster flies.  Not the typical house fly or filth fly, the cluster fly is often found in rural areas on the warm side (south and west) of a building during fall afternoons.  The worst part is, these flies crawl up the side of
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The Beaver Moon takes its name from the increase in activity observed by beavers as well as the time to set beaver traps before ponds and screams iced over to assure a supply of furs for the cold winter months.  In some parts of the county it is also called the frosty moon.