When you live rural, you need to know what to expect from the wildlife around you. Jim Mize takes a humorous - but educational - look at the facts...
As a teenager with a single-barrel shotgun, I anticipated the opening day of squirrel season as if school were ending. Yet as my first step crunched...
Do the lyrics, “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire” instantly put you in the Christmas mood, or is it just me? It could be the middle of October but...
Northeast Texas's Caddo Lake is the only naturally formed large lake in the Lone Star State. You'll find it in the town of Uncertain.
I have good news and bad news regarding armadillos. The bad news is that we’re under attack by armadillos. The good news is that if we build forts to...
Scandalous books about the private lives of bees have dominated the best seller lists in years past. Since I never read them, I can hardly dispute or...
Last Child in the Woods author Richard Louv argues the rising use of technology in education makes kids' need for nature even stronger.
This morning I feel the need to purge my soul and confess one of my deepest, darkest secrets. Please don’t share this with anyone else but …there’s...
Did you know sunshine fights disease and promotes spectacular health? It's time to embrace the light!
Shhhhh .... don't tell anybody but I'm in my Happy Place this morning. And I'm hiding. Hiding from the house that needs cleaning, the laundry that...
Droughts sometimes settle on us like the plagues of Egypt, but without the locusts. You would think we might at least get some free bait. Global...
When I moved here thirty years ago, the countryside was considerably different. It’s amazing how quickly it has changed.
