One of this year’s trends is the resurgence of animal prints and skins, in both fashion and home. These luxuries are not for everyone , however ; either for ethical or financial reasons. But, alas, we all have an opportunity to participate in this trend. “It takes a village to raise a trend. ”

Alligator and [...]

The lichen’s beauty is in the many different colors it can exhibit from rock to rock.
“When you take photos the lichen almost looks like flowers,” Dininger said. “The lichen pulls different minerals out of the rock and that is how they get their color, pink, lavender, orange, yellow, green and even black,” she said. “It’s [...]

The first total lunar eclipse in 2 1/2 years is expected to begin at about 5:30 p.m. Atlantic time this Saturday. The moon will be seen best (or maybe I should say not seen) by those along the east coast of the United States and Canada, as well as South Africa, Europe, and [...]

Purple was recently one of the hottest colors on the runway, then it made a splash in home interiors, and now purple has even taken honors as a trendy color for carrots.
The “Purple Haze” carrot is one of the 2006 winners recognized by All-America Selections as “a flower or vegetable for significant achievements, proven to [...]

The Chesapeake Bay, not far from where I live, is famous for crabs, and locally, we celebrate summer with many crabfests.
As I was reading about an upcoming Blue Crab festival this morning, I remembered a fun tidbit about these colorful crustaceans and wanted to share it with you.
Did you know that there is an [...]

Like most of us, meteorologists recognize that hovering, slate gray clouds are a sure sign that rainy weather is approaching and that white, puffy clouds signal a clear and pleasant day ahead. What the local weatherman knows that most of us may not is why some clouds are light and others dark, and what the [...]