Nocturne Chiroptera
A walk outside at night reveals that something is missing: bats. I am a pianist. In my entire classical music collection, I do not believe there is a single com...
Author: TheWriteBeat
Old Thoughts for a New Year
The holiday season is behind us. During this time of quiet recovery, with deep winter and the keeping of new year's resolutions ahead, I have found myself think...
Another Season, Another Offering
On this day, the fall season swarms in to start refreshing the scene. Leaves drop; fruits ripens and fall from the vine; bees scramble to capture the last of th...
Defying the fear of tick-borne disease.
I still remember my reaction when I first learned about this horrible thing called Lyme disease. Few people knew about it then, but by 1991 the problem had beco...
Touched by the Sun
Three weeks into the spring, after a series of warm days, the daffodils in my yard are finally blooming. However, bloom time is determined by one’s positi...