I found a young garter snake basking in the sun along the trail to the swamp last week. The air was still cold but the snake had found a warm spot that must have felt just right. The garter snake ...

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On one of those unseasonably cool days this month, I ventured out to remove the cover off my large compost pile and discovered a surprise underneath the tarp. As I pulled back the edges to expose the ...