Here's a short clip of an AMAZING performance by Shozuidaiko , the Japanese Training Mission's Taiko and Brass band, on their rece...

Note: I've wanted to post this for a while, but I never had it quite the way I wanted it.  I wanted more pictures, better pictures to c...

Over at my parents house with Casey today - the crocuses are in bloom! Bees are out pollinating, the sun is shining - it's a nice day! ...

This year, most of the seeds I bought are early spring starters, so since it was a lovely sunny day earlier this week, I went for it! Its...

As I've mentioned before , Hope Swinemar is pretty much an angel on earth for animals of all stripes.  And thanks to an enormous donati...

Having just read that farmers should leave patches of land for natural habitat so local bees can stay healthy with a varied diet, it was h...

This year, "regular" Easter and Ukrainian Easter are the farthest apart they can be--five weeks. So Ukrainian Easter won't be...