Check back here on the last or first Wednesday of the month to see if any of the past month’s photos have been identified. Thanks to everyone who weighs in! Here are the results of the 5W Wednesdays for June and July: ¯ June 4: No responses, but another photo helped identify it as ...

The lone earring lounges on the table, looking like a rejected blind date at a bar. Its match, its rightful partner, is nowhere to be seen. Once again, that “perfect spot to keep something safe” wasn’t. And, like so many objects before it, an earring has been lost. So now, I am looking at ...

I didn’t know that American Robins were holding a secret. They are named for the European Robin, which is half its size, solely based on its familiar red breast. Naming a bird a robin was first documented in England in the early 1500s. Then, when early English-speaking settlers and explorers ...

This week's straw poll: Do you pay for trash removal or take it to the dump yourself? - This poll is not scientific, and its results represent only the opinions of internet users who have chosen to participate.

“An apple is an excellent thing — until you have tried a peach.” — George du Maurier (1834-1896) One of the highlights of summer are fresh peaches and apricots. They’re aromatic, tender, juicy and sweet — so unlike their counterparts that come shipped from California or even ...