Drought-tolerant flowers save water
These drought-tolerant perennials will come through a dry spell without a great deal of watering. * Purple coneflower. It has many purple-red, daisy-like…
Category: Seasonal
Longest migration of any creature: The Painted Ladies arrive in March and April
By mid-to-late March, people in California and along the southern U.S. border should begin to see the world’s most persistent and breathtaking traveler:…
Monarch caterpillar on milkweed
How to attract butterflies The monarch butterflies are returning from Texas and Mexico to northern climes. To attract them and other butterflies to your…
The Easter story: Why do you seek the living among the dead?
Christianity, for more than 2,000 years, has rested on one belief: That Jesus Christ died and rose again. Here is the account of the resurrection…
March is Disability Awareness Month
Wheelchair courtesy A wheelchair can be a lonely place, and not just because users are generally sitting lower than other people are standing. To be…
How to toast St. Patrick’s Day the Irish way
On March 17, raise a glass to St. Patrick and remember, if you’re lucky enough to be Irish, you’re lucky enough! At least, that’s what one traditional…
Lent: Humility and insight may come from giving up pleasures
Humility and insight may come from giving up pleasures Oh how brilliant a simple sandwich tastes when you are really, really hungry. Everyone has…
What happens after Mardi Gras
The many Krewes of the New Orleans Mardi Gras parades throw beads and trinkets, thought to be collectibles and much prized by the rowdy celebrants of Fat…
Mardi Gras festivities celebrated worldwide
Mardi Gras — or Fat Tuesday — is world-renowned as a rowdy, bawdy celebration, but the day is more than that. Fat Tuesday has been traditionally the…
Parades of Mardi Gras, then and now
The many parades of New Orleans’ Mardi Gras season are the highlights of the famed Fat Tuesday celebration. While origins of Fat Tuesday date back to…