Tal Galton2 minLoggerhead magicNearly 40 years ago I played the role of the sea turtle in my second grade class' production of the Japanese fairy tale Urashima Taro....
Tal Galton6 minDream struckTuesday morning I woke at dawn from a dream in which I was bitten on the leg by a venomous snake...
Tal Galton2 minWhy they're called Ovenbirds.I often hear Ovenbirds in the woods around here. Some say they sound like "tea-cher, tea-cher, Tea-cher, TEa-cher, TEA-cher, TEA-cher!"...
Tal Galton1 minKatydids herald the beginning of the end of summerI started hearing katydids this week. Right now there are just a few male adults--the early members of an orchestra beginning to warm up....