On 18 May 2012 I wrote “An early day. A field day. Anxious to awaken. Awaiting my alarm with eager anticipation”. The field season was in full swing, in the…
-1 degrees in Cam this morning. On the college lawns a dusted snow coating. Yet, the bulb shoots newly emerging evoke a change impending…
Ingredients: 1. Dawn 2. Bold, dark espresso 3. Bold, dark chocolate 4. wooded singletrack trail Drink 2 while eating 3 during 1. Once consumed, on 4 go run. Enjoy elevated…
Today was not every day. Not every day one sees a 3-legged Marbled Newt (Triturus marmoratus)…
This week’s survey results at Charcas de Miraflores: -Alpine newts – 6; Marbled newts – 4; Cows – 8
Harrisburg, PA – Roatan’s West Bay. Frigid winter bike rides – Sweaty sunrise beach runs. Afternoon tea – icy fruit smoothies. Jazz standards – reggae rhythms. Hearty stew – Grilled…
A year ago today Doñana came my way. A National Park in southern Spain that is internationally acclaimed among ornithologists houses a familial community of ecologists, conservationists and passionate cooks. …
Bristlecone Pine (Pinus longaeva) Discovery: 1953, Dr. Edmund Schulman Range: California, Nevada & Utah. Subalpine and at the upper (rarely, lower) treeline; elevations 1700-3400 m (Kral 1993). See also Thompson…
Spontaneous ambition triggered a daytrip to the White Mountains, the OTHER range of the Eastern Sierras. My plan was to go easy, snap photos and not push myself too hard. …
e·qui·nox [ee-kwuh-noks, ek-wuh-] –noun 1.the time when the sun crosses the plane of the earth’s equator, making night and day of approximately equal length all over the earth and occurring…