Broody

by | Apr 13, 2012 | Talk Dirt to Me

Last April I succombed and bought some chicks. At first they kept me up at night because I made the mistake of keeping them in our bedroom: I was worried they’d get cold. A few months later they were living in the garage. Now they have survived a winter and seem...

Mea culpa

by | Jul 17, 2012 | Talk Dirt to Me

Most scientists cling to the passive voice in the belief that it makes their writing more objective sounding. I’ve worked with a frequently mad scientist who believes he is one of the finer writers in the field. He contends that scientific authors should use...

Omnivores

by | Apr 27, 2012 | Talk Dirt to Me

This spring I’ve had a series of new critters visiting Chez Rounds. I, well really some of the animals, have found 3 baby snakes. At this point they are four or five inches long and cute as bugs’ ears (as Grannie Rounds used to say). I’ve rescued one...

More corn

by | Jul 19, 2012 | Talk Dirt to Me

The garden today looks a little bare to me, but when I look back at a post from about a year ago it looked about the same.I’ve harvested onions and garlic and some f the fall crops are still coming in. I won’t despair yet. Off to the far right of the...

Who're you calling invasive?

by | May 3, 2012 | Talk Dirt to Me

According the the USDA’s website on invasive and noxious weeds, Massachusetts lists 147 different plants from the tiny to the massive as invasive and or noxious. Some like the Norway Maple (Acer platanoides) are staples of street side Massachusetts. Others have...