The circle of life, or something

My 4-year-old daughter helps our 94-year-old neighbor with his garden:




I'm still trying to figure out what this guy's longetivity secret is.

Bees rock

My wife recently talked me into getting chickens (I swear, two hens are on a cross-country trip to our house, even as I type). Someday I hope to talk her into getting bees.

In the meantime I may just have to be satisfied with giving the little buggers as a gift.

How green, at a glance

For the voter-on-the-go:

Grist mag's handy chart on the candidates' environmental policies.

Nice!