Dr. John Burchard puts in a scientific perspective on the mule birth below: “Not exactly my area of expertise, but … “Mule sterility results AFAIK from mismatched chromosome sets. I don’t know thedetails in this particular case, but in general any considerable difference inthe arrangement of homologous genes on the chromosomes causes problems atmeiosis because …
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Bolete Season
We went out looking yesterday but ours haven’t started yet But Chas‘s have:
Big Bore
I just recently found this pic of me in the early eighties examining a four- bore muzzleloading double gun, still shootable. It had American proof marks over Belgian ones and looked rather like a canoe with two fat tubes sticking out. As I recall it weighed in the neighborhood of sixteen pounds– about right for …
Allah’s Navajo Bolo
My other bolo is if possible even stranger. A few years back our friend Phillipe, who was born in Lebanon and often visits there, got an original idea: to commission a bolo tie in traditional Navajo style, from another friend of ours, Navajo silversmith Phil Guerro.The one non- Navajo element was to be the name …
Steve Kestrel
I just did some catalogue copy for a show by the wonderful sculptor Steve Kestrel at the Gerald Peters Gallery in Santa Fe, where many of my friends exhibit their work. I have a copy of the second work on this page.(Click to enlarge). This photo is of course nicer than these, taken on my …
Linkage
Here are some links collected while I was finishing the book. Derb muses on consciousness and wonders if dogs have souls. David Zincavage remembers a collector of armor and splendid mastiffs. Also from David: a man in Pennsylvania is evicted for having too many books: “Authorities in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., condemned John Puchniak’s apartment this year …
The End of Tamarisk?
Tamarisk (sometimes known as salt cedar) is an invasive plant species that has wrought great environmental damage in the western United States. This Eurasian native displaces native willows and cottonwoods along streams, uses much more water than they do, and doesn’t provide the habitat for birds and animals that the native plants do. One estimate …
Done and Back!
Well, not “done” exactly– there are those hundred illustrations and permissions (kill, kill!)– but I have just finished the first (pretty solid) draft of the eagle book well ahead of deadline, and can HAVE A LIFE (and a blog) again. Don’t expect too much today, but expect regular comment, links, and a lot of photo …
Adelie Penguin Diet Change
The NY Times today tells us of research on Adelie penguins in Antarctica by Dr. Steven Emslie of the University of North Carolina – Wilmington. For years Emslie has been studying Adelie penguin mummies (like the one pictured) that are preserved for tens of thousands of years in the cold dry climate of Antarctica. Lately …
Forest Fires and Archaeological Sites
The LA Times has a piece this morning on cooperative efforts between Forest Service and California Department of Forestry archaeologists and local tribes to reduce the damage that firefighting efforts can inflict on archaeological sites. Having knowledgeable people in the field who can direct bulldozers constructing firebreaks away from site locations can make all the …