SOLAR SYSTEM SCORE:  Regular readers know we are active in a " Buy Nothing " neighborhood group, where neighbors post items th...

CALM BEFORE THE STORM:   Today, our first sunflower bloomed. It may be our last of the season, as well. While it's currently 80-plus,...

SOMETHING FISHY: Today, the kids helped clean the aquarium. In the process, we got a good look at our two 8-plus year old goldfish, since ...

          Caption: NASA/Goddard,  NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team.            Actively burning areas, dete...

QUICK COOKIES:  Today is Kennedy's 28th birthday. For years running, I have made him some special cake or cookies or something, bu...

PRODUCING:   Fruit and vegetables continue to grow all around us . We have an enormous old grape vine in our yard. Its trunk is several i...

WOODSY:  Today's high was expected to be 95, and our dogs have certain expectations of us, and those expectations include a walk, so ...