Author Archives: J. F. Booth

About J. F. Booth

I am a writer and educator.

Little Rascals: Pets and Pests in Your Garden | What’s Up Magazine

Posted on June 2, 2018

There are 115,000 dogs and cats in Anne Arundel County, and more than a million in Maryland, according to the American Veterinary Association estimates. Source: Little Rascals: Pets and Pests in Your Garden | What’s Up Magazine Advertisements

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Life’s Small Dramas Continue

Posted on April 29, 2018

The first four weeks of our osprey’s return to paradise has been quite eventful… Oscar and Opal, as you may recall, returned to the Naval Academy in mid-March.  Other than chilly weather, all seemed to be well… at first.  About … Continue reading →

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Posted on April 25, 2018

Art in the Garden Fine art is that in which the hand, the head, and the heart of man go together,” said John Ruskin, 19th century, British essayist and art critic. Applying Ruskin’s definition, one’s garden could be fine art. And … Continue reading →

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Small Spaces: Big Ideas My 7th Garden Column

Posted on March 30, 2018

  Here is my Gardens column in the March issue of What’s Up? Magazine.      http://www.whatsupmag.com/2018/03/01/167791/small-spaces-big-ideas I hope you enjoy the suggestions in your own gardening projects.

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They’re Ba-a-ack! 17 years and counting.

Posted on March 26, 2018

I’m delighted to report that our feathered friends, Opal and Oscar Osprey are back from their winter sojourn in the southern hemisphere.  They arrived right on schedule, March 16th, the day before St. Patrick’s Day.  (Last spring they were two … Continue reading →

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