The Middle Lands

A Outdoor Wednesday  Story: This past summer, Olivia had a couple tadpoles she loved dearly. Their names: Fred and Sparkle . They had go...

LINUS PAULING explains how he discovered the alpha helix ... All you need is a piece of paper, the intellgence of a genius, and the spirit ...

On the advice of my BFF, Valerie, over at Our Front Porch Looking In , I've made my first ever participation in OUTDOOR WEDNESDAY hoste...

Migrating Sandhill Cranes at Sunrise (NPR) As the weather grows chilly and the days grow short, birds from the north begin their yearly j...

Rogue River in Oregon The environment and our need for energy as long been at odds. And for as long as mills have ground grain into flour ...

She did it! The great abyss that was my daughter's room is actually passable. It is so wonderful to see the floor. Seriously, I am proud...

You may have noticed on my sidebar, a link to my daughter's blog, " ROSEBUD ." Olivia Rose is 8 years old, and wonderfully cre...

Ken Burns Documentary on American National Parks begins this evening on PBS. This is a must see. Premieres Sunday, September, 27 at 8pm e...

A True Story... THE SCENE: shower time with a Mom and her sweet, innocent, 3 year old little girl.  Mom is washing little girl.  All is w...

The Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering & Technology is situated adjacent to the University of Missouri-Kansas City .  I think ...