Nature - Whale Songs

I’ve been listening to the Diane Rehm show on NPR. She’s been talking to David Rothenberg about whale songs (learn more about David by clicking on the link next to the second bullet). I was hoping I could link to the show on the NPR website, but it hasn’t been posted yet.
Whale songs - fascinating [...]

March 21 - World Poetry Day

Today is World Poetry Day! The purpose of the day is to promote the reading, writing, publishing, and teaching of poetry throughout the world. It’s also the day of the Equinox. I’ve listed some sites you may enjoy exploring today. Get your poetry on and happy spring!

Poetry Daily
Poetry Foundation
Web del Sol
The Academy of [...]

Nature and Art - Build Your Wild Self

Have some fun! Build your wild self at The New York Zoos and Aquarium’s Build Your Wild Self.
What’s wild about me? I have Siberian tiger legs and tail and Monarch butterfly wings. I love my wild self!

Meme - The Nearest Book

I picked up this meme at MadSilence.
Pick up the nearest book of 123 pages or more. (No cheating!)
Beeing: Life, Motherhood, and 180,000 Honeybees by Rosanne Daryl Thomas
This is a fabulous book! I’ve kept it at my desk because I’ve wanted to mention it in a blog post. I never thought it would be this one. [...]

Gardening - What Kind of Flower Are You? Take the Quiz.

Quiz results tell me: “You are a health conscious person, both your health and the health of others. You know all about the health benefits and dangers of the world around you.”

I am an
Echinacea

What Flower
Are You?

via Gothic and Victorian Gardening

Bird Houses with Architectural Style

This is so cool. Check out these groovy, modern bird pads.
Via Neatorama.

Gardening - Snail and Slug Kegger

When I found slugs on my peppers, which I thought were immune to such creatures, I had to do something. I had heard that beer was a great slug trap. Guess what? It is. This picture is proof. Word gets around fast about free beer, and before you know it, there’s not enough room in [...]

Appreciating Elephants

Floating life in an elephant’s belly
Elephant pictures and facts - get free desktop wallpaper
National Geographic elephant pictures - get free desktop wallpaper here too
Elephant art fetches jumbo price
The Asian Elephant Art & Conservation Project

Nature - Leaves

My parents have over an acre of lush yard. I’m fascinated by the elephant ears in their garden (click on the thumbnails to view the images larger). My mother knowing my appreciation for this large-leafed plant recently gave me a couple of bulbs, which are much like coconuts in size, shape, and texture.
Related to gardening/gardens [...]

Taking to the Trails

On Saturday, I spent the morning hiking the Bluestem Trail and the Cedar Brake Loop at the Heard Wildlife Sanctuary. The picture you see here is the starting point for the various trails. This launch area is just outside the Heard Natural Science Museum. The trails run over 289 acres of wetland and prairie. I [...]

Nature Transformed

On July 4th, the movie Transformers opened in theaters nationwide. My son, if he were still little, would have loved for me to have taken him to see this movie. Now, he’ll download it via a bit torrent site, watch it alone, and never mention it. He wouldn’t want me to think he still likes [...]