Megan Alley

Wisdom from the Old Farmer’s Almanac tells us “when birds and badgers are fat in October, expect a cold winter.” I haven’t spotted any...

“Oh Bushed October morning mild, Begin the hours of this day slow. Make the day seem to us less brief.” –Robert Frost. And are...

At dusk on many evenings when I was a child, we would listen carefully and hear the far-away call of the whippoorwills. Upon hearing...

We have had the gift of September’s cool days and cooler night temperatures this past week, and are promised more of them, with a...

“Oh, the splendor and the glory of that glad September day, When o’er the hills together we rode so far away.”  –From “Autumn Day”...

How quickly August is racing toward the first of September. Unfortunately, the date on the calendar does not mean instant changes in the weather....

That was a most beautiful, perfect rain on Saturday and Sunday. The grass was almost lifting up arms welcoming the drops as they gently...

This week could be described the same as last week, except there seems to be more: more people, more sickness, and more waiting for...

Wise words from the Old Farmer’s Almanac and this Maori proverb: ”Turn your face to the sun, and the shadows fall behind you.” This...

From all the news reports, I gather we must not let up on our vigilance to cease the spread of the coronavirus. The majority...

Remember when life was so much simpler? If you needed to make a phone call, you would dial the number, with no area code...

Much is different, yet some things remain the same. As in years past, gardeners are proudly showing off their early crop yields of tomatoes...

I don’t know what went on in your neighborhood on the Fourth of July, but we were surrounded by the loud explosions of fireworks...

The secret to happiness is freedom. And the secret to freedom is courage. So said Thucydides, Greek historian, c. 460 – 401 B.C. An...

We are fast approaching the July Fourth weekend, and the weather certainly feels like it. Hot and humid, the wish for beach lovers, has...

“Summer comes with a bound, winter comes yawning.” So says the Old Farmer's Almanac about the summer solstice on June 20. It seems impossible...

As I look out onto the front yard at all the beauty, the flowers — purple lilacs, bright pink rhododendrons, the driveway lined with...

Flowers and people are increasing everywhere, and the sidewalks and streets are becoming for us, after a few months of staying-home instructions, pleasantly crowded....

Now the iris and late-blooming azaleas have replaced the blossoms of lilacs and goldfinch, and many varieties of woodpeckers are flocking to the feeders....

Gifts to me this past Monday morning were the cardinals, chickadees, flickers, and hummingbirds who paid me visits off and on throughout the day....