July sidled in quietly under the radar, aloft on Monday night’s storms.  We barely noticed its arrival, other than June quickly ran out of days, and we flipped the calendar once again.  We are mere days away from the 4th of…

Memorial Day rolls out the red carpet in anticipation of Summer’s arrival when Spring’s volatile weather gives way to long, languid, warm days when life seems to slow and mellow. Memorial Day is also a symbolic time in our yards…