There was not enough rain in our usual monsoon season (Late July and August) so we found no mushrooms. But for the last two weeks we have had monsoon- style storms, and Libby thought we should go to the mountains and look. I was skeptical, thinking there was an element of seasonality as well as …
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Mini – Reviews
I have had a huge stack of books to review and it will take some time to get through them. The enormity of the task has rather unnerved me, and kept me procrastinating. Finally I thought I would mention each right here, with recommendations, a word or two on content, and a link if possible. …
Common Sense
England’s Alan Gates, master eagler and creator of this wonderful site of Asian falconry and more, sent me a little “obituary” he thought our readers would enjoy: Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he …
Worst Idea EVER?
Darren at Terapod Zoology has uncovered what I think, seriously,may be the worst idea for the future I have ever seen, combining sentimentality, utter ignorance about how the world, society, animals, biology or any science works, along with a readiness (unspoken), to use the most totalitarian means to achieve its impossible goals. His title says …
Links
Hecate at Hecate’s Crossroad (Wiccan, guns, and animal training) speaks of the relevance of “clicker training” to gun laws: “So if you’re seeing a whole lot of behaviors you don’t want, you can bet those behaviors are being rewarded, somewhere, somehow.” (Snip) “For punishment to work as a behavior-modification method, it must be a significant …
Sad News
Michael Blowhard has announced that he is hanging up his blogging spurs. All of us here at Querencia owe him thanks for the many kindnesses he has shown this blog. I was lucky enough to share an unforgettable lunch with Michael and his wife three years ago. It just won’t be the same.
Swainson’s family
This family of Swainson’s hawks were perched on power poles outside of Pinedale this week. There was one more juvenile on the pole across the highway. I didn’t have my big lens, so I walked up to visit them, getting scolded in the process.
Glamour shots
Every now and then, I need “glamour” photos to promote my appearances at book signings/festivals, so I turned the camera over to husband Jim last night. Since most of my books are for kids and are about animals, all my glamour shots involve critters as well. I like the photo posted above. Roo is the …
NPR on Mongolia
National Public Radio has a special series on Mongolia this week: Mongolia in Transition.
Babies with fuzzy heads
Didn’t actually get a clear, good shot, but this one explains it. Baby sandhill cranes have fuzzy heads. How perfectly endearing …