Ahh-CHOO! *sniff* Yep, it’s that time of year again. If you suffer from seasonal allergies, you know exactly what I’m talking about. Your body’s immune…
Ahh-Choo! It’s Ragweed Season
Cedar Waxwings
Whether we realize it or not, we all have hidden talents – a special skill or talent we trot out from time to time to…
Great Black Wasps
Back in the day of Saturday morning cartoons, one of the more memorable commercials (and one of the more annoying, if you ask my mom)…
Gray Tree Frogs
The things you learn when you write a nature column. Years ago I didn’t know, for instance, that the word fungus made some folks uncomfortable.…
Imperial Moths
The other morning I got a text from my good friend Laura McKinsey. That in itself was a great way to start the day, as…
Delnor Woods Park
Like so many people, I’d planned to get away this summer. That’s right, I-the girl who walks to work, and considers a drive to Wheaton…
Long-tailed Weasels
Here at Good Natured World Headquarters, we get a fair amount of correspondence asking for assistance in “getting rid of ____________.” Over the years that…
Herb the Hydrangea
Don’t you just love a good Aha! Moment? You know what I’m talking about…that instant where a lightbulb comes on, the brain fog clears and…
Periodical Cicadas
I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but the air these days has a distinct buzz about it. Here we are, gradually emerging from our collective…
Mystery Burrows – Part 2
Good Natured readers might recall how last week we talked of how jigsaw puzzles were all the rage during the Covid quarantine, and how satisfying…