photos of beautiful ice formations
Sunny Ice
Author: notes with coffee
When I'm not watching the world around me I'm an animal lover, naturalist, woodworker and photographer. The order changes daily.
Is Math Broken? The Problem of Infinity.
fun with infinity
An Introduction to Clouds
I’d like to introduce you to a cloud. It’s called Asperitas and it’s a beautiful thing (although it can accompany some ferocious weather). It was recently recognized as a supplemental feature of the species stratiformus by the World Meteorological Organization on March 23rd 2017 (World Meteorological Day). Clouds are complicated things as anyone who has … Continue reading An Introduction to Clouds
What is it?
I’ll give you a hint. It’s not an insect. Need another hint? A seed? Yes, it’s a seed. But what is the plant? Another hint: it’s the favorite food of Monarch butterflies. Yes! It’s the magnificent milkweed.
A Pair of (unrelated) Poems
Echoes It was the closing of the day when the geese filled the sky, honking hollow echoes of sound. Wings curved, close, over the water. When the geese filled the sky their reflection held the sunlight, in wings, curved close over the water. Landing in sunset ripples on the pond their reflection held the sunlight … Continue reading A Pair of (unrelated) Poems
fresh air anyone?
how does photosynthesis work?
Miscellaneous Fact (You Should Know)
Unless you enjoy toxic plants, you should be aware that Poison Ivy loves CO2. You may notice it growing next to the road, especially in the Eastern US. It uses the exhaust from the traffic to help grow to truly prodigious sizes. That alone should make you think twice about the amount of CO2 we … Continue reading Miscellaneous Fact (You Should Know)
We all change our minds sometime.
I saw this plane making a sharp turn one day. I just laughed. Then they did it again. Was the pilot having fun? Staggering drunk? Avoiding another plane? Just changed her mind? We'll never know.
World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity: A Second Notice
Below is an article that everyone should read. We need to wake up (find original of the article, including citations and acknowledgements here)! Basically the article says its almost too late to stop catastrophic climate change. William J. Ripple Christopher Wolf Thomas M. Newsome Mauro Galetti Mohammed Alamgir Eileen Crist Mahmoud I. Mahmoud William F. … Continue reading World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity: A Second Notice
First frosty morning
It’s finally feeling like fall here in Vermont. We had a hard frost with beautiful results last night. When I woke everything was brittle with cold. A heavy layer of frost rimed the branches of trees and the wires of my chicken fencing. When I knocked off the rime I almost expected to … Continue reading First frosty morning
The Nature of Things 