I have sat down to write a blog post close to a hundred times. I type it and then change my mind over and over again. I have sat down to write a blog post a handful of times. Typed it up, posted it, and then deleted it. I say a handful of times, but […] …
83 – The Tooth Fairy — The Postal Adventures of Morris Mouse
Dear Lucy, Apologies for not having written in a while, what with the winter floodings causing havoc around the village I’ve not found a great deal of time with which to keep up my correspondence. After numerous council meetings, following a persistent series of strongly worded but polite letters and crayon drawings from the […] via …
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Bad Hair Day: Ain’t Nobody Got Time For That! — Through Open Lens
F/9.0, 1/320, ISO 200. Red-breasted Mergansers Can February March? No, but April May. Interesting Fact:Red-breasted Mergansers nest along forested riverbanks, marsh edges, lakeshores, coastal islands, and sandy shores with vegetation. They are never far from water. Female Red-breasted Mergansers select a spot on the ground under dense cover from low tree branches, fallen logs, or […] …
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Zafiro Gorgiazul/Blue-throated Goldentail/Hylocharis eliciae — One Bird Per Day/Un Ave Por Día #1.111
Foto: Jorge ChinchillaNombre en español: Zafiro Gorgiazul Nombre en ingles: Blue-throated Goldentail Nombre científico: Hylocharis eliciae Familia: Trochilidae Canto: Andrew SpencerEl zafiro de Elicia (Hylocharis eliciae) es una especie de ave apodiforme de la familia Trochilidae. Es nativo de Belice, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, México, Nicaragua y Panamá. Vive en bosque tropical …
‘The Strength of Ordinary People.’ The Creative Ways Italians Are Supporting Each Other During Their Coronavirus Lockdown — TIME
For weeks, Roberta Brivio’s phone has been ringing several times an hour. “I can’t even find the time to eat,” she says from her office in Melegnano, south of Milan. A 74-year-old psychologist living in Lombardy, Brivio is the president of the local branch of the Italian Society for Emergency Psychology. Italy has the world’s… via …
The Easter Bunny Is An Essential Worker, New Zealand’s Ardern Says — News : NPR
A four-week lockdown will not keep the Easter Bunny from going about its mysterious business, the prime minister says, responding to rampant speculation by New Zealand's youngest citizens.(Image credit: WOWstockfootage/Getty Images) via The Easter Bunny Is An Essential Worker, New Zealand's Ardern Says — News : NPR
Pollinators at Work — My Everyday Photos
Yesterday I noticed a big bumblebee inside a daffodil. I think she had spent the night in there and gradually she climbed out and on top of the flower. The daffodil was quickly visited by honeybees and mason bees and other insects. There was an awful lot of activity in a small world. The daffodils […] …
#OTD in 1947 – Death of Henry Ford, automobile production pioneer and son of Irish immigrants. — Stair na hÉireann | History of Ireland
“When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.” –Henry Ford Henry Ford’s father, William Ford, was born in Co Cork and was one of many to emigrate from Ireland due to poverty and hunger (An Gorta Mór). Ford visited Ireland in 1912, 65… via …
Photography of Birds – Set # 14 — H.J. Ruiz – Avian101
Set # 14 American Oystercatchers This lovely family of American Oystercatchers really showed me the integral meaning of the word family. The female partner at all moments stayed close to the chicks while the male partner scans the ground for any edible matter and bring it close to the rest of the family. At the […] …
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Gardening: What you’ll need to start seeds indoors — Saskatoon StarPhoenix
These uncertain times, through which many of us are “self-isolating,” offer an excellent opportunity to start some seeds. Watching them germinate, grow and produce their first “true leaves” is the height of horticultural therapy. Read More via Gardening: What you'll need to start seeds indoors — Saskatoon StarPhoenix
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