Category: Natural History
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Feeling Antsy
Ants are everywhere, but only occasionally noticed. They run much of the terrestrial world as the premier soil turners, channelers of energy, dominatrices of the insect fauna… ~Bert Holldobler The more I learn about them, the more I appreciate plants. Working at the NC Botanical Garden allows me to see the passage of time through… Read more…
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Camp Critters
If a child is to keep his inborn sense of wonder, he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with him the joy, excitement, and mystery of the world we live in. ~Rachel Carson It is summer camp time at work and it has been busy these past few… Read more…
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Bearly Awake
Each day holds a surprise. ~Henry Nouwen Melissa and I have been with Mom this week helping take care of the many things that require attention when a family member passes. It has been a busy few days, though I managed to take Mom to Damascus last night for a little relaxation at their annual… Read more…
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Seek, and Ye Shall Find
The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their proper name. ~Confuscius This past month, I have tried to find 5 or 10 minutes each day at work to walk around the building breezeways to photograph any moths that were attracted to the lights the previous night. I hope to create a library of… Read more…
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Savanna Sights
To think that plants ate insects would go against the order of nature… ~Carl Linnaeus After a crazy busy spring field trip season at work, I am finally getting around to catching up on a couple of posts. Like last year, toward the end of April I collaborated with Melissa and the NC Museum of… Read more…
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Getting Back To It
It’s always good to get back to the places you love… Life has been way too busy these past many weeks and my blog entries have suffered, but I finally have a break this morning while I wait on some overdue car maintenance. With the busyness has been less time exploring outside, but this weekend… Read more…
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Grubosaurus
The Eastern Hercules has a wing span up to half a foot, the armor of a knight, and the spots of a leopard. ~Orin McMonigle I guess I should be honored that the front desk volunteer thought of me first. One day a little over a week ago, I got a call saying a woman… Read more…
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Wild Places
The world and the universe is an extremely beautiful place, and the more we understand about it, the more beautiful does it appear. ~Richard Dawkins Memories of Yellowstone are still lingering in my head…the scenery, the snow, the quiet, and the incredible wildlife. So, I did what I needed to do for my spirit last… Read more…
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The Place We Love
Sometimes you look at an empty valley like this, and suddenly the air is filled with snow. That is the way the whole world happened – there was nothing, and then… ~William Stafford We have returned from our special place – Yellowstone. Not all of us is back. We seem to always leave a little… Read more…
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Winter Bliss
When you leave a beautiful place, you carry it with you wherever you go. ~Alexandra Stoddard I certainly carry certain places with me. And moments in those places have a way of adhering to my memory, reappearing when my mind wanders to sights and sounds of their wildness, their beauty, their mystery. And I now… Read more…
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