It is 6:30 a.m., the time of day when birds’ voices are the loudest — pure and clear in the early morning air with no other sounds to...

I walk around a residential lake. The wrought iron-fenced back and side yards of tidy brick homes face the shoreline. In one yard I count...

Today is Father’s Day. According to Wikipedia, Father's Day was inaugurated in the United States in the early 20th century to complement...

I walk through a neighborhood I have not been in before, and there on a tree in a front yard for everyone to see is a sign decorated with...

I first heard about Juneteenth when I moved from Oklahoma to East Texas in 1972. Longview, Texas has a large African American population....

More than once on my walks I have seen young — it’s always young — women wearing athletic wear similar to two-piece bathing suits or...

I walk around the empty parking lot of a cluster of office buildings that is near the trail where I walk. In the middle of a parking...

I ordered toilet paper on Amazon on April 22 with a promised 5-day delivery. When I had not received it by last week, I wrote a note to...

I walk by a house with a big number five made with balloons. I assume there was a child turning five in the home — not a pet turning five...

I feel a sudden whoosh within inches of my head while walking. The harsh caw I hear should have warned me about this predator. It is a...

I walk down a street where used items are piled on the curb in front of a house. A lot of people are getting rid of stuff they don’t need...

More than once while walking on the trails I have seen small dogs being pushed in what used to be strollers/carriages for human babies....

After a recent rain, I see mushrooms sprouting in the grass. I will confess that I do not like cooked mushrooms but have learned to eat...

On one of my evening walks, I see a possum in the flower bed next to a house. Most homeowners consider them a nuisance. I knew of a...

I live two blocks from Fiori on Vitruvian Park®, a luxury apartment building. It has a Dale Chihuly glass art wall in the lobby and a...

I walk by a very good chalk drawing of best friends SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick. They do provide a lesson for all of us during this...

When I walk the trail around Brookhaven College, there are two metal tunnels under the street to walk through. The ribbed metal seems...

I walk by a yard with a martin house. According to Wikipedia, martins make their nests in cavities, either natural or artificial. In many...

I apologize for the length of this post, but I wanted you to know how widespread racism is. The worldwide protest marches about the...

I walk today in the same upscale Farmers Branch neighborhood — Valley View Park Estates — I did yesterday. Have American homes always...