Take the Trash Out

Winter Moon Mosaic by Ctd 2005

Raise your hand if you like to take the trash out. Who in your home has this dirty job? It should be you and I’ll tell you why.

The trash truck comes to my neighborhood once a week. Trash has to go out at night. I’m the one who takes [...]

12 Christmas Wishes

Sun is a Star by Ramanathan.Kathiresan

Here are my 12 Christmas Wishes for you, my fellow citizens on our beautiful green Earth. May you enjoy some of these today and all of the remainder through the coming weeks, months and years.

#1 – Clean Water.

#2 – Star-filled Skies.

#3 – Nourishing, local Food.

#4 – Warm Blankets and [...]

Me and My L’il Wheelbarrow

Do your kids have a wheelbarrow? When I was just a sprout my very favorite, in fact the one I remember most vividly, outdoor toy was a kid-sized wheelbarrow. It was the very best of outdoor toys and one that is very, very useful in a nature garden; I’ll tell you why.

A Wheelbarrow is Better [...]

7 Wonders of Nature

Which wonders of the world will be chosen as the New 7 Wonders of Nature? We each have the chance to choose from between the 28 finalists and vote for our choices.

Places like the Amazon Rainforest, the Great Barrier Reef, the Galapagos Islands and the Grand Canyon are in the running to be recognized as [...]

Prairie Flowers Conversation

Here is a conversation I had yesterday with a very nice lady, who lives in New Jersey and whom I consider a friend, who has never been to Kansas. Obviously she has never seen photos of Kansas prairie flowers.

Alison: I didn’t bring my camera because I never end up taking photos. The only thing I’m [...]