No Fooling

A joke can be a story with a punchline. It can be a ruse or a prank. In years past, when I have written April Fool’s Day columns, the editor... more

Paving is always going on somewhere. Slowly rotting in the farmyard, positioned lovingly for all ... 30 May 2023 by Marilee Foster

I don’t know how the beans came up. They are not happy — they didn’t ... 23 May 2023 by Marilee Foster

The potatoes manage to break through the dry dirt. It isn’t dry where they came ... 16 May 2023 by Marilee Foster

A fog set in, a dense and persistent fog, the main dish from a maritime ... 3 May 2023 by Marilee Foster

April had few showers, and then, finally, an inch and a half fell. It was ... 25 Apr 2023 by Marilee Foster

A dense, mesmerizing fog set up over Sagg for much of the week. Fogs are ... 18 Apr 2023 by Marilee Foster

Birds have been here longer than us. When we consider their migratory patterns, when we ... 11 Apr 2023 by Marilee Foster

If you look at old maps, wetlands run not just straight along Sagg Pond but ... 4 Apr 2023 by Marilee Foster

Wind comes at a steady clip, and the killdeer position themselves to endure it. They ... 21 Mar 2023 by Marilee Foster

Late winter is a very amorous time in the Northeast. You can hear it at ... 14 Mar 2023 by Marilee Foster

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