Monthly Archives: June 2016

Halifax Harbor (according to many (but not all) authorities) is the second largest natural harbor in the world. It is a beautiful place with lots of history and activity. We visited Halifax on the sixth day of our cruise, and … Continue reading →

From Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes story “Silver Blaze:” Gregory (Scotland Yard detective): “Is there any other point to which you would wish to draw my attention?” Holmes: “To the curious incident of the dog in the night-time.” Gregory: “The … Continue reading →

As we have talked about before, the brown, marmorated stink bug (scientific name: Halyomorpha halys) is a native species of northeast Asia (Japan, Korea, and China) and has become over the past 20 years a serious invasive pest throughout the … Continue reading →

Last June I wrote an article about ticks and Lyme disease, too. It has, unfortunately, become one of our important, although depressing, signs of both spring and summer. My dog, Izzy, had a tick last January (during one of the … Continue reading →