I see it every time I host a backyard barbecue. Someone drops a piece of fruit or a cracker, and the family dog swoops in like a furry vacuum. We think we are being kind by sharing our snacks, but I recently talked to a veteran veterinarian who is tired of seeing emergency room visits … Read more
I was out in my raised beds yesterday, trying to see if my winter kale had finally given up the ghost, and what did I find? A massive mound of dirt right at the base of my kale, crawling with enough ants to carry off a small child. It’s January 2026, and even with the … Read more
I saw a tourist in a park last week trying to hand-feed a gray squirrel a piece of granola bar. I wanted to scream, but I was too busy watching the inevitable. The squirrel didn’t want the bar; it wanted the finger holding the bar. One lightning-fast crunch later, and that tourist was looking for … Read more
I was drinking my morning coffee on the porch yesterday when I saw a squirrel brazenly trying to pick the lock on my bird feeder. Well, maybe not picking the lock, but he was staring at it with more mechanical focus than my last contractor. I used to have two squirrels in my yard. Now, … Read more
I walked out to my back porch last week to grab the mail, and I nearly dropped my coffee. There, splayed out on the top rail of my fence, was a gray squirrel. He wasn’t moving. Legs kicked back like a tiny pair of fuzzy trousers, chin pressed to the wood, tail limp. I thought, … Read more
I’m tired of seeing beautiful backyards turned into muddy obstacle courses. You know the look: those brown, beaten-down paths where your Golden Retriever does his daily 500-meter dash. Most “pros” will tell you to just buy more expensive sod or spray some “miracle” green paint on the dirt. That’s nonsense. It’s expensive, it doesn’t last, … Read more