Living Around

Despite our best intentions, it seems almost impossible not to gain weight and fall out of shape during the last two months of [...]

Thanksgiving Day is a holiday savored by families all over America. Travel is tricky, but most folks never mind the hassle if it means [...]

There are seriously well-versed birders in Central Park; I am not one.  I have however learned that, when faced with a small bird of [...]

The Academy of American Poets, the nation’s leading champion of poets and poetry and the publisher of Poem-a-Day, has curated a special [...]

When the winter comes knocking in New York, certain birds stay the course and make the season less severe for the rest of us. It is [...]

November is the month to be thoroughly thankful. Not only do we celebrate Thanksgiving, but as patriotic Americans, we remember Armistice [...]

Some insider information: when responding to a query as to where ideas for Octo Observations originate, I heard myself chuckle and say that [...]

You’ve heard the name on traffic reports, but like most New Yorkers, you probably have no idea what it is, nor where it’s even located. [...]