Angels for You

On Saturday, it had rained hard in the afternoon and early evening. At dusk, from the sun-room window, I happened to see this shiny w...

Raccoon family photo by Chuck Tague Heavy rains yesterday, and most of last night, delivered quite a surprise this morning.  Calling ou...

In the middle of the night, I thought I heard the song of a frog calling.   This morning, while filling up my watering can, I saw ...

Last week, a red-shouldered hawk landed on a tree stump next door.  I grabbed my new camera and tried to zoom in over the pasture.  The lon...

This big duck waddled over to sit by Elliot and me at the lake today.  A peaceful morning, our fowl friend settled down to rest in ...

Often times when we try to reach out and help another, a limitation such as a fence can block our immediate success.  But rather than des...

Many years ago, most of my days were spent working in a windowless office building that had once been a government warehouse.  My fri...

When it comes to cracking the code to get to the birdseed, the baby squirrels out here in the country are more skillful than their cit...

On Monday evening after dinner, while enjoying the outdoors, I noticed the tall old pine in the back yard had a bounty of bright new gre...

Yesterday afternoon, the only action at the lake was a playful pair of ducks swimming in the refreshing waters.  It was amusing to notice...

At twilight time, a peaceful hush blanketed the threshold of another day fading.  Last evening, in gratitude, I looked out the living roo...

Many years ago, at a garden center in Virginia Beach, an  unlikely "dynamic duo"  brought  a burst of needed enthusiasm.  A tor...