This piece of wood has learned to cry like a child?Here it is--a piece of common firewood,the same as any other.Yet--might someone be hidden in it?If so,the worse for him.I'll fix him!" With these words,he started to knock it.He threw it to the floor,...
IT is a strange thing, when I feel most fervently and most deeply, my hands and my tongue seem alike tied, so that I cannot rightly describe or accurately portray the thoughts that are rising within me; and yet I am a painter; my eye tells me as much as that, and all my friends ...
Heap firewood around the fireplace Stack your books up on the shelves Pile Press tightly together or cram; The crowd packed the auditorium Pile Place or lay as if in a pile; The teacher piled work on the students until the parents protested Common Curiosities What is a pile? A pile refers...
There’s just something about wood heatthat no other kind of heat can match. No matter how cold it is outside, the moment you step back in, that warmth wraps around you like an old, familiar blanket. It’s a feeling you can’t quite explain unless you’ve experienced it yourself. An...
While a pail has a specific physical form and function, a pile is defined more by the arrangement of its components than by any particular shape or material. The concept of a pile emphasizes quantity and accumulation, such as a pile of leaves raked together in the fall, whereas a pail is...
This insect larva is more than just “grub-like”. It really is a Grub, the acceptable name for the larva of a Scarab Beetle, though other beetle larvae and insect larvae are also called Grubs. You did not indicate exactly where it was found. Many large Scarab Beetle Grubs are found in...
An allergy is the immune system's reaction when exposed to what is otherwise a harmless substance, such as plant pollen, mold, or animal hair, skin, or saliva. The immune system acts as a body defense, yet for people with allergies, the immune system treats these things, called allergens...
I had a water oak that died a year ago. I chopped it down and was splitting the wood for firewood. This grub fell out. It was burrowed in the middle of the log and is about 2 and half inches long. What is it, and could it be the reason the tree died? Signature: shawn Round ...
“Don’t pile firewood right by the backdoor, and use a pesticide around the outside of the home along the foundation.” That seems like a lot of work, yes, but it also seems worth it to not wake up with a scorpion crawling on your face. But what if none of that works and ...
What saved a lot of my neighbors and I during Snowmagedden was having camping gear, propane camping stoves or barbeques, and a lot of blankets and firewood. We made out OK, generally – not happy about it all, especially the owners of one house which burned because the fire department ...