Malcolm White, 66, has produced a fantastic and ever-changing front yard zoo. Drive past his house and you might find an oversized bee swinging from the trees, a galloping horse covered in twinkle ...

Ecological surveys of recently restored dew ponds in South Downs National Park show a resurgence of wildlife biodiversity after restoration, BBC reported. Dew ponds are ancient man-made ponds ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - Everyone has a passion — and for Kim Larson, it’s turning blocks of wood into something that dances in the wind. “I blow these up and put them on patterns,” Larson said.

Imagine a place where flamingos mingle with mermaids, where garden gnomes hold court with gargoyles, and where every inch of space is filled with the kind of treasures that make you stop, stare, and ...

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Ken Ostrand spotted the bird he and his wife named Chester in his backyard. (Julia Wall for The Assembly) This story originally published online at The Assembly. The birds arrive early in the morning ...

One of the best sculpture parks in the country features dozens of whimsical metal structures created by a man who never called himself an artist. The late Vollis Simpson, who grew up and lived in the ...

Vollis Simpson (1919–2013) grew up on a North Carolina farm “fixing things before he could read,” writes Boston Weatherford. When an injury in his 60s forced him to close his successful machine-repair ...

After nearly 25 years, the Whirligig & Weathervane Festival in Shelburne, N.S., has been grounded indefinitely. Organizers announced in a social media post this week that struggles finding volunteers ...