Isaac Asimov’s Foundation

The Decline and Fall of the Galactic Empire I saw this today and thought it was worthy of posting. ​I knew nothing of this series, or Asimov, other than being aware he is held in high esteem.  I saw a movie, or two, but I don’t think I read anything by him. It was eye …

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On the Edge of the Wild

On the Edge of the Wild Steve did a good book on one of his favorite themes that being where humans and the wild intergrade and interact. Hang Lee of the College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, and founder of the Tiger and Leopard Conservation Fund in Korea (KTLCF), said, “The study shows that …

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Comet Theory Again

I mentioned some comet theory earlier but hadn’t seen this article, until last night. I thought in the last post that the comet data was interesting but likely an isolated case. It seems more complicated now. It has repercussions past and present. It seems Earth is a shooting gallery target for Taurid chunks dating to …

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Japanese for tree, woods, forest. About perfect.

HT Japanese for tree, woods, forest. About perfect. Yes, it is. For a guy that has planted several thousand trees, mostly oaks and chestnuts, in the last decade, it is very elegant. ​… and speaking of Japanese sentiments how is this real life rock garden for capturing the aesthetic​?

Harrier Tactics

Yesterday, at the Merced Wildlife Refuge. A Northern Harrier is trying to drown a duck by sitting on it for a couple of minutes. more pix Nor Cal Birding comments say it is tactic used by raptors Maybe, it was a wounded duck for the harrier to get it. Harriers are more of a mouse …

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Spider Smarts

Spider Smarts ​I love these stories about animal intelligence. It is long overdue. Human narcissism is a blindness and hubris that is no end of trouble.

Southwest Volcanoes

The young volcanoes of the southwest I knew there were volcanoes down there. Steve lives under one, as seen above. I was impressed with the stats, however, and the Whack a Mole history. I hadn’t heard of these one off monogenetic volcanoes before.  I have to wonder what the mechanism is for that.

The Forests of Kunashir Island

The forests of Kunashir Island ​Steve and I share​ a fascination for​ the wilds of northeast Asia.  An added bonus for me is that the region is the eco ​​​​​​analog​ to here which is the boreal deciduous transition on the northwest ​corner of a temperature ocean. So similar and, yet, so different. This picture brought that out.  …

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More Comet Megafauna Extinct Theory

More Comet Megafauna Extinct Theory “It’s too soon to say if there was a causal connection or not, but what we can say is that this event did happen around the same time as when we think the megafauna disappeared, which is intriguing,” Schultz said. “There’s also a chance that this was actually witnessed by …

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