We have an acre of lawn and flower beds and trees to maintain, and it doesn’t take long for growing things to get out of control. But we also have a man who does the lawn mowing, the planting in

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Recently, I decided to put up a bird feeder outside my office window, partly to feed the hungry birds and partly to amuse myself with their comings and goings. Now, ten days into the mission, I’ve determined several rules for

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I took this photo a couple weeks ago as summer waned and autumn arrived. The geraniums still bloomed but with less zest than in the heat of the high season. The leaves on the trees were losing their ability

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One week ago today I began my quest for The Grand Slam by donning six layers of clothing that made me look like a pudgy polar bear in rain gear and waddle like a penguin.

I climbed aboard one

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Back August 27, 2007.

With this summer’s drought, weeds haven’t been a big problem. But since southwestern Michigan has received several inches of rain in the past week or so, they’ve begun to rear their ugly, unwanted leaves. So I’m rearing back. I spent

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