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Lucky Garvin

LUCKY GARVIN: Saying Goodbye To Lola

Our Lola appears to be deep in sleep on her favorite corner of the sofa, her head resting on out-stretched paws. But to our sorrow, this is not sleep.The...

LUCKY GARVIN: THE BREAK-IN  [from years ago]

Darlin’ wife Sabrina is under the delusion that our pet Doberman Onyx is a guard-dog....

LUCKY GARVIN: The Tale Of The Ugly Christmas Tree

All Christmas trees are beautiful aren’t they? My wife, Sabrina, looked at the artificial Christmas...

LUCKY GARVIN: The Driver

It was nearing Christmas this year; a hard-working Mexican-American family man was driving his fully-loaded...

LUCKY GARVIN: 3 Wildlife Memories

While there are sorrows in the rehabbing of injured, orphaned, or diseased wildlife, there are...

The Hidden River Bed Of O’Hain

I am an avid reader of history; an aficionado, though not a student or teacher. But I recently came upon a story I had...

What’s in A Name?

When I was eight years old, I met a fellow named ‘Buggers.’ I assumed that was not his Christian name, rather he was likely...

Surviving The Harder Hits

Sometimes when I empty the trash, I shake the can until its empty. Then I look into the bottom of the barrel and more...

A Modern Day Lazarus

Found in the middle of the road; hit by a car? Who knows? The russet-colored Eastern Screech Owl found his way to the Wildlife Center...

Purring and Tail-Wagging

It is mid-morning here, a time of day that our pets – both canine and feline – by some inner, common accord, decide to...

“I Wouldn’t Take Nothin’ For Where I Been . . .”

The common understanding of the word ‘bookmark’ is that slip of paper we interpose into a book to de-mark a finished page and the...