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Don't overlook the ordinary

The humble petunia is extraordinary for its variety and ease of cultivation.

To view a picture of a cake is hardly to experience a cake.

Working on a technical book reminds the Monitor's language columnist how language is about connotation as well as denotation.

A Monitor photographer gets over shyness to be the eyes of a readership.

As we dig a trench, our cows' instincts hinder, then help.

The 'all of the above' identities of the Boston bombing suspects illustrate the conflation of 'color' and religion.

In a digital age, you'd think school photos would be a snap.

Dwarf fig for container gardening grows outside in summer, comes inside in winter.

When the package arrived in Saudi Arabia, it sent me home.

Russian-born artist Wassily Kandinsky changed the course of modern art forever.

She was happy to be useful, with little time for unkind thoughts.

We were stuck in rural Panama. Then kids began throwing rocks at us.

Cute animals brought out a maternal instinct. But then her project grew.

They're not as fragile as you think. and here's how to help them thrive.

The author hikes the 'Jesus Trail' and finds insight and resolve.

I long for the audio in communication.

The centennial of New York's famed temple of transport provides an occasion to consider the distinction between 'terminal' and 'station.'

As dusk approaches, they gather at the fence and stare inside the cabin.

To me, it meant stolen goods; but what did it mean to my teen son?

A city girl discovers the gift of chickens.