This doe is out of control. Once again she has terrorized my poor pup. vulnerable puppy, before being terrorized by doe I was sitting in my back yard when Beatle started barking. Sure enough the doe was back. You can see one of our previous encounters (we've had several) here. In the photo below you … Continue reading Becoming a Feud
It’s been a busy morning, full of unexpected company. It began as I took my dog for a walk along a nearby back road. I had just stopped to say hello to a butterfly, when I notice a red fox up ahead. Fortunately, I saw it before my dog, so by the time she threw … Continue reading Morning Excursion
In the early 1800’s Charles Dickens was born, Jane Austin was in the middle of her career, and a young girl named Mary Anning was about to unearth a fossil. Mary Anning was born in 1799, to a poor family living in the coastal town of Lyme Regis in Dorset, England. Her father, Richard, was … Continue reading Mary Anning: Fossil Hunter of the 1800’s
How one deer deals with dogs.
Mother Carey’s Hen There are days I don’t think about the sea; weeks wash by, in fact,then a shearwater - or some such- flutters byon the salt flats fanning out in my mind’s eye,reflected there, a shimmering reverie, recalling the pact I once made (and renew today) to hold to a higher altitude.But note the … Continue reading A Poem for Today
Morning Poem by Mary Olivwer
Anyone who has ever read science fiction (and perhaps other people as well) knows that life on earth is carbon based. There is a reason for that. Carbon is a supple element. It can easily bond with other carbon. and when they do so they form strong bonds. Carbon to carbon bonds are found in … Continue reading What’s So Great About Carbon?
What is a virus? A virus is a microscopic particle of genetic material (DNA or RNA) surrounded by a shell of protein and sometimes a further protective envelope. For all the trouble they cause viruses are tiny things, generally many times smaller than bacteria. But they exist in the trillions and gazillions and whatever word … Continue reading What is a virus?
everything made of matter is made from atoms
Greenhouse gases are a natural part of our atmosphere. The problem comes when we have too much of a good thing.
The Nature of Things 