It's generally accepted among scientists that Nanking cherries evolved to be smaller than regular cherries so that standard-size cherry ...

This post is actually a couple weeks late, but it's still a relevant tour of our June yard.  Nature is at peak biomass production this t...

They say that once you have honeybees, you look at flowers differently.  You wonder if a flower is a good source of nectar, of pollen, or bo...

This is just a quick reminder that if you're going camping this weekend, don't forget your marshmallows and camera! Those are two of...

Back in November, we noted the serendipitous discovery that the bottom grate of a smokey joe grill fits perfectly in the bottom of our 8-qu...

With several weekend nights suitable for outdoor cookery already in the books this year, we've been practicing some of our favorite camp...

We've been stewing over something for a long time, and it came to the surface again this last week while building our picnic table bench...