Carel has a wonderful post on nomenclature up, with perfect visuals as well, of course. Most taxonomy nuts (and Far Side fans) know Gary Larson has a beetle genus named after him. But how about this? “Australian paleontologist Greg Edgecombe has named many trilobites for musicians, including Avalanchurus lennoni, A. starri, Struszia mccartneyi and S. …
A mere taste, and some weather..
Peculiar has blogged our trip to the Manzanos ( go here and scroll up). This post has everything– history, geology, natural history, splendid photos, and humor– a serious “read the whole thing”. Here is a mere taste: And we had our first snow two nights previous. Here is a dawn shot– again a mere taste. …
Endangered Species
Union Products, Inc., the company that manufactures plastic pink flamingoes is about to close its doors. Please say it ain’t so!
Dwarf Water Buffalo
The New York Times has this article on extinct dwarf water buffalo that were found on the island of Cebu in the Philippines. An interesting analogue to the pygmy mammoth that was found out here in the California Channel Islands.
Colonel Cooper and Wolves
After posting the remembrance of Jeff Cooper below, I decided to dig up our correspondence. I had written him complimenting this essay and recommending the flight of eagle against wolf as one of the ‘great hunts’. He replied on 6 august 2002: “Certainly falconry must be included among the great hunting experiences. The activity, however, …
Two Modes
Posting will likely continue light for a few weeks. I am either doing this: Or this:
Elsewhere on the Web
I can’t COMPLETELY quit referal- blogging! Roseann sent me this hilarious– if ultimately dismaying– story: a party of Forest Service workers demanded evacuation by helicopter because they heard wolves howling! From Matt– ancient giant dromedaries and camel hunters. I find this particularly interesting because I thouught dromedaries to be more “derived” and later than Bactrians. …
A Quick Report
Things have been busy in Querencia- ville. As I promised, we have been going out; hiking, hunting, and gathering, and will be for a while. In between I have been preparing and hustling for a book on eagles and a collection of travel essays– neither sold yet, but hopeful signs on both– and revising a …
All Quiet In The Warm Front
Ironically, I check in here a couple times a day to see if maybe Reid or Steve has posted something. I’m missing my Querencia fix. Is everyone staying dry? A giant green wave on the radar foamed up out of the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday—This vast weather-maker has us alternately ducking squalls and bitching …
Two if by Sewall
A couple new essays to share from our friend Jake Sewall: the first a pondering of our humble origins and the second a strategic view from the rooftop lofts. Dust and Warrior Monks of the Rooftops Enjoy!