Not a shed like a building, but shedding lime fur sheds. Look at the ground, and you'll see how we're impacting bodies of water.

When you wish upon a star, does the star hear you?

A little history behind the most well known creature of Ireland.

A bit about a bright red bird. "Why the Red Bird is Red" from Cherokee tradition.

You may hear it in the weather forecast, but what exactly is lake effect snow and why does it worry so many people?

Well, it's Groundhog Day...again. Learn a little bit more about Punxsutawney Phil and the mystetious Inner Circle of the Groundhog Club.

"The Evergreen Tree" Dane Sprinkle. "Blue Jay and Evergreen Tree" Nicole Corea May. "Evergreen" Evelyn Smith. "Below a Douglas Fir" James Fraser. "Pine Trees" Robert Laurence Binyon. "A Pinecone" Any Ludwig VanDerwater. "Pine Trees and the Sky: Evening" Rupert Brooke.

Not uncommon, but still mysterious. Sun Dogs hold a special place in my heart. Poems: "Sun Dogs" by Discoveria. "Sundogs" by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater. "The Sundogs" by Phil Ellsworth.

The oldest form of human powered transportation. "Winter Love Note" by Kendall Grant. "Snowshoeing Through Life" by Frances M. Thompson. "William Making Snowshoes" by Margaret Noodin.

Conifers have a unique structure that we put in many of our winter decorations.