The white-footed mouse is a pure and innocent beast, Till an infectious deer tick nymph clamps its jaws on for a feast.

I have been a mother for 68 years and a Nana for 30 years, but for one short period of my life I was a Nanny.

Young predators face daunting odds against making it through their first winter. A smart young peregrine falcon is hanging out at the Big Bridge.

I felt as if I’d been forced into a country that I hadn’t chosen, as if my First World passport had been confiscated and replaced.

I like country living, but last Saturday I was not so sure. That was when I opened the hall door that gives access through a cat door to my two gold and white cats.

So the guy says, “Hey buddy, you got a minute?” You know a story is coming so you say, “Sure.”