As fall approaches, the numbers of grasshoppers in our neighborhood appear to be increasing, which is bad news for someone like me who has a grasshopper phobia. Phobia may sound like a strong word, ...

Consider the lowly grasshopper: Celebrated in children’s books, light poetry and silly songs, they are also condemned as ravenous pillagers in both biblical scripture and pioneer history. Yet ...

The night fishing should be excellent on the full moon of July 4. Of course we might not be able to see it through the Godzilla Saharan dust blanket. The recent day fishing has been like being in a ...