Animal Instincts & Pearls of Wisdom

Before his death at the age of eight, little bitty Magawa, over his five-year career managed to sniff out over 100 landmines and explosives, clearing more than 20 football fields’ worth of land. Magawa is an African Giant Pouched Rat trained to detect landmines and other explosive devices in former... Sign in to see full entry.

This Bad Boy means business...Although they are beautiful, hawks are the enemy of smaller woodland creatures. After filling my feeders, I wondered why my squirrels and my many varieties of birds were not partaking in their buffet this morning. After spotting him from my kitchen window, I shooed the... Sign in to see full entry.

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There is no telling how long the deep freeze will last, but if this morning's bone-chilling temperature was any indication, it has certainly begun. I haven't seen this many birds at my feeder since autumn, so I believe they are filling up in preparation for future bad weather over the next few days.... Sign in to see full entry.

During medieval times people ate with their fingers, and how many fingers were used for eating was one of the marks that distinguished the upper and lower classes. The most common way was to grab food and eat it with five fingers, but from Roman times and onward it was considered good manners to eat... Sign in to see full entry.

I once had a house filled with indoor plants, but after several moves, I was reduced to one plant. My Japanese Money Tree Bonsai plant sits in my office, basking in indirect sunlight all day where she flourishes in her best plant life. After trial and error, I water it only once per month. In the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Hundreds of new trees grow every year thanks to squirrels forgetting where they buried their nuts. Sign in to see full entry.

For many cultures and religions, Christmas celebrations have long begun on the night of the 24th, a practice inherited from Jewish tradition and based on the story of Creation in the Book of Genesis: “And there was evening, and there was morning, the first day. ”The idea of Jesus being born at night... Sign in to see full entry.