It’s Only Natural: Often heard, rarely seen
You wake in the middle of the night to maniacal laughter outside your window. Raucous caterwauling, one voice on top of the other, breaks…
Reflections: Fear of flying
I’m not much of a people person. I am not one to strike up a conversation with strangers. Airplanes are one of my biggest…
It’s Only Natural: Antlers … their form and function
There exists a living material that grows one-half inch a day (it takes human hair roughly a month to achieve this much growth). This…
Wingin’ It: More on the Christmas bird count
Though nothing really unusual was seen in our circle on the annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC), other counts in Massachusetts observed hummingbirds and wood…
Wingin’ It: Christmas bird count
This column is about birding – the observation and study of birds. I was tempted to call it The Twitcher because in England, where…
Reflections: Getting over ourselves
My son has a physical disability. You have probably noticed him. He is the one who walks differently from the rest of the children.…
