Today, in honor of National Squirrel Appreciation Day 2022, Barney the Beast has prepared this lovely tribute. YAY SQUIRRELS EVERYWHERE! Tr...

Paul Barton also serenades elephants.

 So, today is the second to the last day of 2020. I wish I could believe the insanity is over but, as the ole saying goes, Ten miles into th...

I'm currently sharing my work space with a spider. I've explained to him that it's not a safe place for such a little fellow but...

Picasso and a pigeon friend. Dogs became part of our extended human family over 15,000 years ago and, in geological time, pigeons are ...

Takaya Photograph: Cheryl Alexander/Wild Awake Images Takaya , Canada's eccentric and legendary lone wolf dug wells in summer t...

The three kinds of dawn and dusk This morning during civil dawn ,  the time before the sun peeks over the horizon, as we humans while ...

The sea is rough this morning, agitated by last night's full moon, the first supermoon of 2020. As I write this, I can hear the wave...

Ghent alter piece, St. Bavo's Cathedral Ghent Last week, after a three-year restoration, the centerpiece of Jan Van Eyck's e...

Today is Squirrel Appreciation Day!!! And why not? Squirrels are the Johnny Appleseeds of forest regeneration. They bury nuts and seeds e...

Foggy morning Crow conversations I try joining in But end up coughing

She lives behind walls. Does she ever leave the compound? Does she ever see her own kind or does she only hear them passing or from afar? D...

Halloween and I'm celebrating by watching Henri 4, L'Haunting.

Lisbon, Portugal Who are you? “Alice asked the Cheshire Cat, who was sitting in a tree, “What road do I take?” The cat asked, “Wher...

 This morning I lamented I hadn't seen a fox in London . . . Nearly transparent fox  but this evening there he was grace...

I'm still waiting to see a fox or four in the backyard. M. Lee saw a mom and three juveniles when he was here in the spring so it's...

Remember to pick up some UNSALTED peanuts at the store. National Squirrel Appreciation  Day is on Sunday.

🎄 Pets aren't just for Christmas 🎄 This one brought tears to my eyes. Luckily, it has a happy ending.