After the movers had picked up all the furniture, our dogs seemed to doubt our assurances that they were coming to Colorado, too.
Roast Capybara – A Holiday Treat
The NY Times had an interesting piece on how the meat of the giant rodent, the capybara, is a prized delicacy in Venezuela, expecially during the Lenten season. Apparently the local Roman Catholic church has given it a status more akin to fish than meat. The article reminded me of a post I did last …
Colorado Arrival
Well, we finally did make it here to Denver last Saturday. The movers delivered all of our stuff last Monday, and we are slowly making our way through the sea of boxes in our new house to unpack. We actually found the pots and pans last night and got to really cook, as opposed to …
Good Stuff #6: Calligraphy
I just found that our friend Sir Terence Clark does Arabic calligraphy as a pastime, Since he is “dog (saluki/ tazi) friend”, the subject of this piece is not surprising. In his words: “In this piece I have used at the top a line of poetry – “Without hunting there is no pleasure” – in …
Good Stuff #5: Peregrine Nest
As I mentioned in “Sick as a Doorknob” below, we climbed up to this Peregrine nest Sunday. The actual pic was taken last year– there is no snow that low this warm spring. The line of droppings that mark the ledge is just above the foreground snow…
Good Stuff #4: Crazy South African Snake Man
The Alpha Environmentalist sent this pic of his crazy South African friend Neels and his tame seven-foot black mamba, teaching a ranger course. Somehow, the “No Smoking” sign is hilarious in this context. Jonathan adds: “You could mention that he was bitten by a mamba on an episode of Mark O’Shea’s Big Adventure, and nearly …
Good Stuff #3: Vadim Gorbatov
Vadim Gorbatov has been in Cambodia. Here is a mere taste. Butterflies & temple Gibbon clouded leopard (For more on Neofelis, see Darren).
Good Stuff #2 : Fast Pigeons
One of Tom Donald’s new “field pouters” outflies a good trained Peregrine– really!
Good Stuff # 1: Birds
Just got some good news and will blog on it when it becomes “official”. Meanwhile it inspires me to put up more visuals and other fun and (in this case) not yet official stuff for a bit. First, two birds with possible future potential for me, small falcons I can fly nearby. Red- Headed Falcon: …
Bio-bloggo-literary diversity
Steve’s post below ticking off the recent wonders from the bloggoshere got me clicking again on Nemo Ramjet. Those who live in this orbit will recognize the name. Ramjet’s new project (unpublished, but–shockingly–available free!) is a wonder. No point in describing it. See for yourself. Between the few of us who write and read at …