There are many collective nouns used to describe a group of magpies — congregation, gulp, murder, tiding, tittering, etc. But after watching this video about one woman’s interactions with these…
We all have childhoods memories of laying on the ground, gazing up at the clouds overhead searching for the latest fluffy, white images floating across the blue sky — a…
The research is clear. Vacations are good for our health — physically, mentally, and emotionally. According to David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, vacations are good for your…
I’m not sure where to start with THE YIELD. It struck many a nerve for me. Even though the setting is Australia, so many of the concerns past and present…
Most of us like to try new things, especially if they are relatively safe and easy to do. But, would we be willing to endure hardship in order to explore…
The wonderful thing about wild animals is they always seem to have a few delightful surprises for us humans. Growing up in the midwest I knew what Badgers looked like…
Anyone who has grown a vegetable garden knows it is first and foremost a labor of love. You LOVE watching things grow and reaping your home grown harvest, but it…
We humans tend to think our intelligence makes us superior, but we still have a lot to learn from the animal world, especially when it comes to patience, persistence, and…
Even as a gardener it somehow seems magical to watch a bean grow from a seed. this 25 day time lapse video capturing the magic of . Enjoy. https://www.youtube.com/embed/w77zPAtVTuI?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent Roots…
There is just something compelling and magical about animals and water. GRASSLANDS NATIONAL PARK – Val Marie, Saskatchewan CanadaEstablished 1981 https://www.youtube.com/embed/0ZKl4T7o-m8?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent ###
We tend to think -- if there are limitations in our lives, then there are also limitations in our happiness. But is that true? Is our happiness really limited? Or…
It is pure joy to watch the emotionally powerful and extraordinarily moving interactions between diver Ben Burville and his seal diving buddies. What a wonderful celebration of life and human/animal…
Cue the classic movie scene of contemplation and it is almost always a ride through the countryside. You see a passenger in a car or on a train, deep in…
A ride to an animal sanctuary was all the bonding time needed for this piglet and calf to become best friends forever! These two are not only adorable and heartwarming,…
Beautiful, magical, eerie, surreal, awe-inspiring… It’s hard to come up with adjectives to adequately capture the sight of the colorful, glowing, shifting curtains of light we know as the Aurora…