

Clairvoyant Cat? 4/2/22
Over the last decade, we have typically sent the week before Christmas in Williamsburg, VA enjoying the Colonial Holiday scene -...


Second Foal 3/29/22
In my 3/23/22 blog entry I introduced you to a foal, probably the first one born this year at a Penn State horse barn. Passing by a week...


Ice Effects 3/26/22
Winter snow and ice storms can be dangerous, but they also create some beautiful effects, such as these coating on the birch and crab...


Unexpected 3/23/22
In the early spring, Sue likes to visit the horse barn at Penn State where mares who are about to foal are keep to see the new foals....


New York City 3/19/22
During the four-week break between the Penn State Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 semesters, Nagwa, a Humphrey Fellow from Egypt for whom we...


Last Snow? 3/16/22
Three inches of very wet snow falling in 34ºF weather. "Is this the last snow of the of the season?"


Robins Galore 3/13/22
We often see a Robin on our feeder across the spring, summer and fall. In our 35 years in State College we have never seen a Robin this...


Los Angles 3/12/22
During the four-week break between the Penn State Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 semesters, Nagwa, a Humphrey Fellow from Egypt for whom we...


A Family Affair 3/9/22
Mention that you have a new puzzle open on the dining room table and the family shows up. It's as if the challenge is part of their DNA.