A few surprises..   Your Daily Warning That Halloween Is Coming by DG Please remember to use those decals to keep birds and othe...

Nature can be surprising. So could Queen Victoria.   Your Daily Warning That Halloween Is Coming by Tavaron's Kids Fiona did t...

History is all around us, above us, and under our feet.   Your Daily Warning That Halloween Is Coming by Paulh Is your grape arb...

More things to look at.   Your Daily Warning That Halloween Is Coming by Paulh The scarecrow has a message: if you haven't watch...

Look at the things we've found.   Your Daily Warning That Halloween Is Coming by Paulh Start pricing candy. Or else.   Views...

An international look at beauty.   How to Lie with Pictures by DG   Look: I'm in a major metropolis (/jk). Also look at how the ...

We'll have fun, fun, fun, till the old folks drive the T-birds away…   Where Are We? by DG Yes, citizens of Hooverville*: it's tha...

We have some fascinating creatures, real and invented.   Caterpillar of the Week by DG Angel Lia Dan sends greetings. She found th...

The world is full of old buildings. Take notice, please. They like the attention.   Door of the Week by DG Historic Brookville is so...

And did those feet, in ancient times, walk upon England's ...? No. No, they didn't.

Appreciating this and that. Again. Give Us Today Our Daily Fungus by Paigetheoracle I wandered lonely as a crowd...When all at once ...

For those of you who don't know Hooverville, we've got some updated glimpses. Come on: it's Sunday afternoon. You need a break from real...

Paigetheoracle has been to Culloden Moor. He and the Editor bicker converse intelligently about whether people want to see the 'boring' l...

When you're with us, the past is not even past: it's just something we make up stories about.   SuzyQ Tourism Friday: Big Castle, In...

We've seen (and heard) things you people wouldn't believe. We watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate... And then the...

We've seen (and heard) things you people wouldn't believe. No, not the attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. Well, besides them...

FWR saw a lot while he was in Bulgaria. But first, a word from the insect world. Dragonfly Wonder by Willem Willem called this pret...

'Try to remember the kind of September…' Remembering Septembers on a reflective Sunday. Thanks to our contributors. September with Luna ...

We'll get back to Bulgaria – but today, let's talk about moving pictures and what they tell us. But First, a Barn Owl by Paigetheoracl...

FWR has been in Bulgaria. You won't believe what he's seen. He's enthusiastic about this holiday destination. . Bulgaria's Salt-Water La...

How a regulatory agency you've never heard of became a test case for Republican extremism.

Taking time to notice the little things. Today's Quiz: Name That Bird Where did these beautiful, unusual feathers come from? Answe...

In which some of us contemplate history.   A Walk Into the Past by FWR Five-mile walk out of town, in the heat, just to see a smal...

People, animals, and plants all doing their part to keep the planet going.   If They Don't Migrate, the Earth Stops Turning by Pai...

Movies and other things that make pictures in our heads.   Slow Death by Narrator by DG 'This 1921 photo looked cheerful—until the w...

Creatures on the move...places to go, bodies to bury...   A Herd of…Wooden Elephants? by Paulh About a month ago I went into Cople...

What you see depends on where (and how) you look.   Where Are You Going? by Practically Everybody   What's your favourite mode ...

To boldly split infinitives no one had dared to split before, said Douglas Adams.   Years of Adventures by Practically Everybody Clock...

Writers check in with reports on the nature front.   Planted Courgettes, Got Melons by Superfrenchie   Can you find the baby mel...

We start off the work week (Happy Labor Day, US!) with some observations close to home and some thoughts about human behaviour.   Cat Se...

Moving Bridge in Dieppe (Video) by Superfrenchie   Not all technology is controversial. Some of it makes us go, 'wow'. Parti...

Startling Discovery of the Day… Er, Night by FWR Late night visitor! Arachnophobes look away now!   It has been pointed ou...

Butterfly of the Day by SashaQ It's called a Holly Blue Butterfly.   Still Life with Plants by Paigetheoracle He looks d...

Oh, Brave New World… AI Report by Caiman Raptor Elk I just had a close encounter with AI-enabled google search I'd like to sha...

Blackboards Singing in the Dead of Night by Bluebottle 'See?' says the Editor. 'I let y'all get away with these horrible puns....

καλό μήνα, folks, and rabbit-rabbit-rabbit. It's a new month, but we aren't finished with the old one quite yet.   Paulh's Garden Ne...

Banksy Said It by Bluebottle 'Blinded By The Flag' is a Banksy statue that appeared in London on 29 April 2026, showing a suited m...