Animal Instincts & Pearls of Wisdom

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We planted this Elliott blueberry bush in May, and it has taken off with a bounty of plump berries, considering this is its first harvest. Sign in to see full entry.

I had the pleasure of sampling my first artichoke at the age of twelve. My mom would snip off the tip of the hard outer layers and either bake or steam them until they were soft enough to peel the individual leaves. We would then dip them in lemon and garlic aioli, careful only to eat the bottom... Sign in to see full entry.

Human interest pieces like this never fail to restore my faith in humanity... Michel Bacos was the captain of Air France Flight 139, which was hijacked and rerouted to Entebbe on June 27, 1976. On board were 240 passengers and 12 crew members when the flight took off from Tel Aviv. The hijackers... Sign in to see full entry.

These little sweeties run around my neighborhood freely due to the town being nestled along the Monongahela River. There is a substantial number of woods remaining, even though there are several residential neighborhoods carved out through the woodland creatures' natural habitat, making for... Sign in to see full entry.

Living next to the river has its share of issues, especially when it comes to certain uninvited visitors like creepy crawlers, but ever since the raccoons have been coming to our yard for their vittles, we have had no unexpected surprises when it comes to finding stray reptiles slithering around our... Sign in to see full entry.

What you see is not always the truth, and one might think that photos would be an indisputable source of truth. However, as far back as the 1800s, photographers have devised clever ways to alter photos. Celebrity and fake nude photos dating back to the early 1900s caused many a scandal, eventually... Sign in to see full entry.

These two Pennsylvania geese are the proud parents of sixteen obedient goslings who appear to be following their papa like little soldiers. Sign in to see full entry.

Being an avid bird watcher, I see several species of my feathered friends during the year visiting my yard, but this bright orange and black Oriole was a pleasant surprise. Sign in to see full entry.

A popular legend claims that the first to enjoy the magical effects of coffee was a goat. Somewhere around 800 A.D., Kaldi, an Ethiopian goatherd, noticed a change in the behavior of his goats. Kaldi observed that the goats were being unusually cheerful and energetic, so he followed them around.... Sign in to see full entry.