Close calls can certainly shake us up and make us more aware of our mortality. Here are some stories shared by readers.

Why,” I asked my biology professor some 45 years ago, “do lynx cross a frozen river at the end of a sand bar?” ...

It looked to be raining in a few spots, too, but up where I was on Trout Creek Road in the Porcupine Hills it was still dry.

The wind in the willows! Beaver caught farting on wildlife ... in Arizona Ranking All-You-Can-Eat Chain Buffets From Worst To First Chicago Bears controversial starter put on notice by rookie ...

Mole, Toad, and Rat, from The Wind in the Willows This much we do know ... (He did his last work for the company in 1997.) First, it still uses raccoons in its digital holiday cards. Here’s 2024’s ...

And it applies, equally, to the "Oz" stories where she made her first appearance ... Barrie ("Peter Pan") and Kenneth Grahame ("The Wind in the Willows") for longer stories.

In the introduction to Kenneth Grahame’s children’s classic The Wind in the Willows – a book for every ... the pacing of the book. In the first half, where Rat and Mole, are enjoying their ...

In addition to the first two Toy Story movies ... 2003 one with Eddie Murphy), Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride (or The Wind in the Willows in the UK), and The Country Bears. This set is excellent if ...

On trial was Mr. Toad, the mischievous character from the classic “The Wind in the Willows ... Bonanno had to take chaperone requests on a first-come, first-serve basis because so many ...

His description of his happy discovery reminded me of a chapter in Kenneth Grahame’s 1908 classic “Wind in the Willows ... which named their first album after it and inspired Van Morrison ...