A friend who is in Israel for a wedding sent me this picture. I love how something so simple - umbrellas - become something wonderfully...

Last November, I went Portland to give a talk the weekend after the Presidential election. My top three highlights were: Visiting Boxwood...

I have mentioned before that I am always intrigued when things aren't as they appear. It took this picture in Eastern Washington last...

It's a lawn -- and a driveway!  The lawn is grown through a plastic grid that stabilizes the soil and prevents rutting.  It's the...