Drink Your Tea

By Keith Michael Millie’s bounding “corgi kibble dance” inspired by a small handful of kibble tossed onto the floor is just the distraction needed for […]

Two by Two

By Keith Michael Honking and braying, a Canada Goose family flies across the promenade in front of us onto the lawn. Millie seems nonplussed as […]

Food Scrap Collection

By Ede Rothaus As one of the most environmentally aware neighborhoods in New York City, the West Village continues to further its efforts to ‘reuse […]

Cutting Edge

By Keith Michael We’re bumping up and down on that end-of-spring seesaw when weather forecasts careen between a balmy 60 degrees with blue sky one […]

Bird of the Year 2018

By Keith Michael As the National Audubon Society wraps up this Year of the Bird 2018—bringing international attention to the plight of countless bird species […]

Tech Tips & Tricks

By Hank Kee Topic of the Month: Shopping Black Friday and Cyber Monday are the biggest shopping days of the year, and they officially kick off […]

Indian Summer

By Tom Lamia As I write, in mid-October, I am feeling moderately pleased at having finished the bulk of my annual fall list of chores. […]

First Class

By Keith Michael I feed my first of the month stamped envelopes of bills into the big blue mouth of the mail box on the […]

Tech Tips & Tricks

By Peter Rooney Topic of the month: Safety There are many scams online, but perhaps the most insidious is the “Scareware” scam: “Your computer has […]

Yes, Virginia…

By Keith Michael …there is a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. How do I know this? Because I’m looking at one right now “doing its sapsucker thing” on […]

Gotta Go!

By Keith Michael Another Sunday. Another walk in Hudson River Park. At the end of her leash, Millie has already walked me around her neighborhood […]

Oh, Baby

By Keith Michael August is when a wave of baby birds appears in the trees, on the park lawns, and from the windowsills. Recently fledged, […]