Spring is more than just a lovely maiden with her delicate touch of ethereal pastels and wispy, burgeoning buds. She is a lion hearted warrior who battles the lashing tail of Winter’s retreat, so life can again prosper under her careful and selfless watch.   Spring is an…

The Evergreen boughs arched and flexed as the Oaks stooped and ached, arthritic under the grievous weight of the heavy, wet snow.  Conditions were treacherous.  Nature steeled itself while we were left helpless and seemingly ill prepared.   As we begin digging ourselves out and clearing our walkways and drives, we…

  The air was slight and acrid, slicing through flesh and bone.  Every breath, every utterance stolen from our lips and cast into the barren, frigid abyss.   And to think it’s not even technically Winter…yet.   The Winter Solstice arrives in exactly one week – December 21st, to be precise, and…

I simply will not acknowledge the weather today.  It is not worthy of my time or my words.  There’s nothing poetic or redeeming about it.  Moving on. You’ve heard the old saying, “If you don’t like the weather, wait five minutes…”.  Saturday was a perfect example of the Midwest’s fickle…

I am anything but an environmental zealot, far from it. I have grown weary of the “green movement” which has raised numerous suspicions while questioning the intent and increasing power of the EPA.  Their ever-changing, over reaching legislation has created a lucrative business on the backs of business owners and…