Archive for January, 2011
29
Jan
Posted by theroamingnaturalist in Book Reviews, Uncategorized. Tagged: blog, book, book review, comic sans is evil, cultural history, graphic design, interpretation, interpretation by design, natural history, nature, outdoors. 4 Comments
Long, long ago, when I was but a sparkly-eyed college student, I wanted a career in graphic design. No one told me to make sure the college you select HAS the career you want – I just assumed all colleges carried the same majors. (Yes, it’s quite a miracle I achieved a degree at all, [...]
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27
Jan
Posted by theroamingnaturalist in Uncategorized. 3 Comments
Body aches, completely congested sinuses, sore neck, dry mouth, and CRANKY. I’m sick. :( I don’t know about other naturalists, but when I’m sick and it’s THE WARMEST, MOST BEAUTIFUL DAY OF THE WEEK outside, I want to throw a tantrum. Except that I don’t have the energy for a tantrum. I have to go [...]
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19
Jan
Posted by theroamingnaturalist in Biology/Ecology, Fauna. Tagged: eagles, hawks, midwinter bald eagle survey, nature, outdoors, photography, raptors, usgs, wildlife. Leave a Comment
Here’s what I’m doing today. What are YOU doing today? :) Happy Wednesday!
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16
Jan
Posted by theroamingnaturalist in Uncategorized. Tagged: I love cake, I love rainbows, I'm embarassed, nature, outdoors, rainbow cake, rainbows, what is this? who am I?. 3 Comments
I like rainbows. They give me this childish sense of hope, because they always appear after a big tumultuous storm, which is all windy and loud and lightning-y and sometimes scary. So it’s like Mother Nature’s way of saying, “Hey, I know shit’s all crazy right now, but when it’s over, a beam of pure [...]
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14
Jan
Posted by theroamingnaturalist in Uncategorized. 2 Comments
Ah, back home in the West.
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8
Jan
Posted by theroamingnaturalist in Uncategorized. Leave a Comment
Well, I’d hoped to have had a whole slew of East Coast photos to post for you lovely people, but it turns out all I’m taking photos of is my 18-month old niece with Cheerios stuck to her face. I forget, after having lived in the West for so long, about the trees of my [...]
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4
Jan
Posted by theroamingnaturalist in Biology/Ecology, Weekly Photo Wunderbar. Tagged: frozen, nature, outdoors, snow, snowflake, symmetrical, water, winter. 2 Comments
Nothing special today, just feeling a little reflective. If you can, spend a few moments just looking at these photos. I feel in awe of the beauty and perfection that nature sometimes can produce in the midst of what seems to be chaos. Tiny droplets of frozen water, suspended in time, all of their beautiful [...]
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2
Jan
Posted by theroamingnaturalist in Book Reviews, Fauna. Tagged: american west, barry lopez, canidae, canis lupus, devil, gray wolf, killing, livestock, lucifer, of wolves and men, ranchers, religion, theriophobia, wolf. 3 Comments
I’ve been wanting to dive into the topic of the Gray Wolf for some time now, but there is an emotional commitment that I need to make, and it can be exhausting. I’ve been reading Barry Lopez’s Of Wolves and Men, which is an excellently-researched and thorough book on the history of the relationship between [...]
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