The fog sidled in quietly and swallowed the neighborhood.  The vast expanses seemed to disappear in the gray shroud, allowing only the proximal to be visible.  Fog is an interesting atmospheric phenomenon and almost always tricks the eye into believing the fog’s density is greater at a distance than it is at…

My greatest fears of summer have been realized – heat and its obnoxious, wears-out-his-welcome cousin, humidity. Technically, it’s not even summer yet, so my concern is valid. Could the polar vortex we experienced this Winter spin-off some sort of evil, twisted, oppressive, sweat drenching, solar vortex? Something tells me it’s…

The birdsong?  What happened to the birdsong?  Were they not singing and perhaps giggling at our misfortune?  Stupid birds.  They were mocking us at best and warning us at worst.  Spring is clearly for the birds…not for us. We’re in the midst of record-breaking, cold temperatures with the threat of…

Let’s give ourselves a break from the heat, drought and our dormant lawns and escape, if only in our minds, to the cool, crisp temperatures of Fall.  Ahhhh, that feels good.  Just imagine the fall foliage, the crunch of leaves beneath your feet, the cool, clean air.  Linger as long as you…

Summer’s sultry arrival means two things to me:  Air conditioning and strawberries.  The former a necessity in my life and the latter a privilege of the season.  This year, we’ve decided to grow our own… in pots.  Stackable pots to be exact.  Strawberries, like herbs, don’t need a whole lot of…