Country Bounty

Don’t become spaghetti. When I and some others used to teach boating safety to our troop of Scouts, and talked turned to hazards on the…

Fat bumblebees explore tall purple baptisia flowers growing in a flowerbed at the Loyalhanna Watershed Association in Ligonier, forcing their way into the indigo blooms…

Long tables covered with healthy, deep green plants filled the Belmont Sports Complex in Kittanning for the Armstrong County Penn State Master Gardener’s Plant Sale….

Fewer than half a dozen steps into the big box sporting goods store and it was crystal clear. There, front and center, stood two stacks…

They will fascinate some and annoy, likely even creep out, others. That’s just how it is with bugs and people. So it will be with…

It was further proof that life often bursts forth in the unlikeliest of places. I was at a close-to-home shooting range, tacking up targets. Someone…

Forget Game of Thrones. This is a Game of Secrets. And it’s being played right now. Hunters of a sort – armed with onion sacks…

Don’t get too comfortable. Yes, it’s true that, statewide, there will be more antlerless deer licenses available in Pennsylvania this fall than last. Pennsylvania Game…

One of the most thrilling days for gardeners is when the seeds get started indoors. It’s a great way to grow things that the neighbors…

Birders have their returning tree swallows, hikers and other woods walkers their skunk cabbage, gardeners their daffodils, and tree lovers their cherry blossoms. All are…

The stunning color of the first crocus flowers fills our hearts with joy. The cheery blooms mark the start of the garden season. But the…