I am a mixture of sand, silt and clay; With minerals and nutrients and things that decay. So I'm dirt; but I do have and important function. I'm ideal for the gardener and for the walls in construction.

A vector of disease that causes rapid cognitive decline, but also a mainstay of America’s Favorite Pastime.

I am still, but never asleep. Ducks and turtles my company keep. Rain helps me grow, the sun makes me gleam. What am I?

Remove the first and wear me on your head Birds use it all to build up a bed It can drop from a tree And snap without plea

I have a head but I never wear a hat I have a mouth but I never chew nor chat I have a bed but I never dream or snooze I have a fork but not for eating food I have branches but I dont grow any leaves I run all day but have no feet or knees