Bombay Hook – 1/22/2022 — by Bill Gadbow — Birds like The Bombay Hook Wildlife Refuge in spring, fall, and winter. The refuge is on the Delaware shore at the point where the Delaware River dumps into the Delaware Bay. Every winter for the last eight years I have been there to Read more »
Hollister Ranch Beach
Eight Miles of Heaven on Earth — by Will Kellar — The Hollister Ranch The 14,400-acre Hollister Ranch property spans between Gaviota State Park and Point Conception about 30 miles west from downtown Santa Barbara. The Ranch obtained its name from Colonel W.W. Hollister, who purchased the massive tract of land in 1853 Read more »
Pennsylvania Farm Show
PA Farm Show by Bill Gadbow, photos and videos by Chris Gadbow Chris and I grew up in Upstate New York, so we are used to harsh winters with a lot of snow. The part of winter that you never get used to is the Cabin Fever that sets in during the second Read more »
December 2021 Gallery
Prepping for a New Garden
New Garden Preparation Back in the day (you say that when you don’t want people to think about how old you are – even though everyone knows), when Mike was a freshman at Penn State, his dorm room was very close to the Penn State Arboretum. We went over there more than a few Read more »
The American Chestnut
“Under a spreading chestnut tree…” I probably should have gone with “Chestnuts roasting over an open fire. Jack Frost nipping at your nose” because we are in the holiday season, but I memorized the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poem for a class in elementary school and still remember most of it. Also, there was a Read more »
Santa Cruz Island, California
Santa Cruz Island, California Our family seems to really like the Channel Islands off of the California coast. In the last few years, all eight adults have visited these islands at least once and some of us have gone more than two or three times. So, we have a lot of pictures. I picked out Read more »
Mount Cuba Center
Mount Cuba Center Chris likes to watch British TV dramas on Masterpiece Theater. For her birthday this year, I am finally breaking down and getting her the Brit Box channel. Don’t tell her, but I actually like some of the series that we watch together. I thought Doc Martin was pretty good. The Durrells of Read more »
Don’t Cry Over Spilt Pineapple
Don’t Cry Over Spilt Pineapple … by Rachel Wood … As the youngest, I was always expected to keep up with my old brother and sister. Both were successful, dynamic, high achievers; I wanted to be just like them, if not a little bit better. At the age of seven my sister declared herself Read more »
The Biology of Hate
The Biology of Hate … by Bill Gadbow … Cowboy Pesto liked to hit the sauce. He didn’t drink. He used empty salsa bottles for target practice. Sheriff Jalapeno Ortega stared at Cowboy Pesto, who was standing in front of the post office attempting to read a letter. “I hate Pesto,” Ortega growled. Read more »