Wilma: When the Spanish decided to explore the mainland, Caribbean pigs hopped aboard the ships to Florida. They’d had a run of bad luck...

Wilma: That Columbus, he did not give, he only took. In 1493, Columbus took pigs from the Canary Islands to Cuba and Jamaica. Pigs did...

Ack! A bug! But perhaps a "good" one? Piled with years of decaying refuse, its thin soil scraped away and overgrazed, the Patch was in a...

Small and very local bees... I am mad, but I don’t want to get even. Instead, I want out – out of a culture where everyone seems...

Greetings.   You were planning on obtaining the services of an assistant barn cat, correct? I have been faithfully persisting in my Patch...

Jorge the Boar likes pig celebrations, especially ones that include apples. Wilma: Pigs went to Newfoundland, to stay with Norse folks...

Greetings.   As an addendum to my previous missive regarding “chase,” it is with significant irritation that I must report an uptick in...

Wilma: Around 1000 BCE, there were lots of pigs in southern Greenland. European settlers brought them there, To feed the Greenland...

Greetings.   I write to share my thoughts on a recently observed Patch phenomenon. Let me explain…   Brigid the Darting Dog frequently...

Pigs are good at posing, too. Wilma: When humans came across the land bridge, or used boats and settled on the coast, It is possible that...

Greetings to you and yours in these halcyon days.   I’ve been luxuriating in the spring warmth and testing out a selection of additional...

Wilma parties with a parsnip. Wilma: Without pigs, what would people be? Cold. Hungry. Pigs gave people heat and food and piglets. With...

Greetings. I write to confirm the substance of a conversation I overheard between you and that other Feeder (the one who NEVER fills my...

Wilma makes use of overripe tomatoes...with gusto. Wilma: There are many things that humans toss away… Bits of food, rinds and shavings,...

Henry and Brigid. Greetings.   I must ask: How many more animals will there be? Seasoned Patch residents such as myself have seen the...

Wilma: Pigs were often presents between people, The best gift to give and get –  A friend to keep you warm in winter, Years of healthy...

Henry in sulking recovery from his goose encounter. I’ve no time for greetings, or even complex sentences.   The geese are now attacking....

Another mystery: How can two piglets of the same age and from the same litter be so different in size? Wilma: Mona and I, we are...

Brussels sprouts at the market stand. My childhood was rich in bugs, books, and reptiles, but included just a few lonely and often...

Henry and his rather empty feed bowl. Greetings.   I write in a state of agitation. Let me remind you that my responsibilities as Patch...