by Georgeanne Vyverberg – So, what does a person do with the dried out dead corpse of that fabulous tree? The one that took...
Bee Lines: Double screened bottom boards
by Sam Hall – Recently I realized that I had a five frame nuc in the bee yard. It was the last one of eight that I had made up last...
Simple Sustainability: Minimalism and New Year’s Resolutions
by Sky Trombly – It is a mistake to make “go minimalist” your new year’s resolution. Many aspiring minimalists see this...
Finger Lakes Sound: Welcome back!
Welcome back to That Finger Lakes Sound. 2018 was filled with musical inspiration for me – reconnecting with my childhood music hero,...
Conscious Crow: Sprouting Misconceptions
We often find ourselves silently judging one another and interpreting a situation before actually getting the full story. We form...
Richmond History: Hemlock Hardware Store of Lewis Frederick Hoppough
by Joy Lewis – It’s here somewhere, if I can find it: Hemlock Hardware Store of… Lewis Frederick Hoppough (December 12,...
The Night Sky: January
A Messier object and Trapezium in Orion Total lunar eclipse January 20-21 Dee Sharples – Astronomers in the 1700s searched the...
Light Lens: A letter to Santa
Dear Santa: On or about December 25, 2018, you did willfully and illegally enter multiple residences, primarily via the chimney flue,...
Dragonfly Tales: Case of the mistaken goatsucker
by Steve Melcher – “Goatsucker!” came a Highlander’s shout from an elderly birder in the back of the bus. We all looked...