by Carole Duff | Jun 16, 2014 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Family, Writing and Reading |
Dogs have played a variety of roles in their long history of domestication. During wars, dogs served along with many other animals. As cited in Susan Orlean’s book Rin Tin Tin, 16 million animals deployed in World War I: camels, cavalry and draft...
by Carole Duff | Jun 2, 2014 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Local or Human Interest, Nature |
I do not have a green thumb. Yet, I have always kept a garden, even if it was just a small plot along the side of the house or plants in pots on terraces in Texas, Baltimore, Alexandria and now here on the deck outside the dining room at Vanaprastha. Fresh herbs and...
by Carole Duff | Sep 30, 2013 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Nature, Writing and Reading |
If you live in temperate or cold regions of the Northern Hemisphere, perhaps you’ve seen woolly bear caterpillars crossing the road lately. Heathcliff and Freya nose a few during our morning walks, causing the 1.5-inch, 13-segment black and red-brown-orange banded...
by Carole Duff | Sep 23, 2013 | Dogs & Other Creatures |
“Welcome, I’m so happy to see you! Please come in,” I said to our dinner guests as I opened the door. Heathcliff and Freya barked furiously, hackles up, and rushed in front of me. “Hi there, puppies,” John and Fran addressed the dogs with enthusiasm while trying to...
by Carole Duff | Sep 16, 2013 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Nature |
Last week, a cold front came across the eastern part of the county, moving in the typical pattern from northwest to southeast. On the weather map, a blue line with triangles swept away temperatures in red. Cool, dry air replaced the warm humidity of the previous...
