A bird in the bush

I am named for my father’s sister, Ruth Happel Smiley, who for most of her life worked on the gardens at Mohonk […]

Scientifically, turtles are said to stack in order to be closer to the sun for warmth, since ideal basking spots may be […]

Winter has waged war in my yard this year, alternating between bitter cold and unseasonable warmth. Advancing and retreating, often in the […]

The ringneck snake is found in much of the U.S., a fairly small snake generally only a foot long, though some subspecies […]