2026

A Queen Points the Way

A Queen Points the Way

I thought I could be an explorer—from my own backyard. But first, I got lost.

Look for Birds!

Look for Birds!

Find all thirty-two kinds of birds hidden in this puzzle.

Winterizing Your Garden

Winterizing Your Garden

Don’t be fooled. There’s still a lot going on in your garden even after that first frost hits and the tomatoes hang limp from the blackened vines.

Focus Illustrated, September 2026

Focus Illustrated, September 2026

View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Hocking Hills State Park, Upper Falls. Photo © Jesse Weaver. Hocking Hills State Park, Cedar Falls. Photo © Jesse Weaver. Jesse Weaver writes that a...

Aquila

Aquila

View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Aquila, the Eagle, is a mid-sized constellation that lies right along the summer Milky Way just south of the zenith on September evenings in the...

A Day With the Birds

A Day With the Birds

Birding With Friends Grand Prize Winner View the full issue in the Magazine Archive The old gray minivan gave an arthritic creak and jerked to a stop just as the house door swung open and Magenta’s...