Gilliland, Steve

Our garden each year consists of 6 tomato plants, and some years, that’s all. Each winter, using a tried-and-true family recipe, we make tomato...

To those of you who know me well, you know I hate the Kansas summer. My dad loved heat, and with each passing year,...

Welcome to bullfrog season in Kansas. Now I’m not much of a team sports player, but frog huntin’ when we were kids back in...

I sometimes plan in my mind what I’ll do if the day ever arrives when the only way for me to continue feeding my...

A few years ago, while out cruising the backroads near Inman, we discovered a group of blue heron nests high in trees along the...

There is a big wooden street light pole midway between our driveway and the neighbors. Every morning for the past couple years, at least...

A few years ago, a lady living just across from the park here in Inman called us about an owl that had barricaded itself...

Well, we got our wish (or should I say our need) and several inches of rain have fallen over the past week, with more...

With the 2022 Kansas spring turkey season ending, I sat here at my computer recalling spring turkey hunts from the past, and one particular...

There’s just something about a toad that “conjures” up visions of a witch in a huge black hat with a big hairy wart on...