Monthly Archives: May 2020

What a difference a Jay makes

One of the things I’ve been noticing this year is that the number of Blue Jays in my neighborhood seems to have gone up a fair bit. When I first moved in, they were around, but not in huge numbers. … Continue reading

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An apology to Edgar Allen Poe

Once upon a Tuesday dreary, while I pondered, weak and wearyOver many a quaint and curious piece of scientific proseThough I drifted, losing focus, a sudden blast of inspiration,As of some hoarse, scratchy calling, calling and I rose.“Who’s that visitor?” … Continue reading

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