This photo is titled “Oruga de Plumas” (Caterpillar of Feathers) by the artist. José Luis Rodríguez is an amazing nature photographer. Here is his bio – in Spanish only. He also has a very well-done nature photography site. .
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Caterpillar of Feathers – by José Luis Rodríguez
Posted in Art, Nature on April 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Book Review: Desert Solitaire – by Edward Abbey
Posted in Books, Nature on April 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Desert Solitaire, published in 1968, was Edward Abbey’s fourth book and his first book length non-fiction work. It was his biggest success to date and brought him critical acclaim and popularity as a nature writer. Abbey was one of America’s most outspoken and radical environmentalists, prickly as a cactus and belligerent as the rapids of the Colorado [...]
Men with Wild Beards
Posted in Cool People, Nature, tagged Beards, Devin, Edward Abbey on April 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Edward Abbey, the late and famous radical nature advocate, in the late 1980ies. Devin in 2012. Coincidence? .
Edward Abbey Doesn’t Sugarcoat
Posted in Cool People, Crack-Ups, Hikes, Nature on April 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I am reading Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey, first published in 1968. Abbey tells of his time as a ranger in the Arches National Park in Southern Utah in the 1960ies. One chapter is dedicated to water and how a desperate hiker can find it. There is a myth about getting water out of a [...]
California Poppies – Basically a Weed
Posted in Nature on April 8, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Right next to the I-15 freeway, where I ride my bike to the lake, there are some wetlands. A few stands of California Poppies grow here and there, right in with the brush, the weeds and the Eucalyptus trees.
How Many Egrets?
Posted in Nature on April 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I count 25, with those flying. You have to click on the image to enlarge to see it better. This is what I saw during a walk at the lake the other day. There were a lot more than 25 I could see with the naked eye, but the camera angle was only so wide. Egrets [...]
Nocturnal Visitors
Posted in Nature on March 27, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Somebody walked up to our living room window last night and looked in. If you look carefully, there are also little bunny tracks from mid left to upper right, probably at a different time.
Book Review: The Monkey Wrench Gang – by Edward Abbey
Posted in Books, Nature, Sustainability, tagged monkey wrench gang, wilderness ecosystems on March 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The Monkey Wrench Gang is a classic book by Edward Abbey, his most famous novel, published in 1975. Even though I had heard about the book over the years, I had never read it, never actually seriously considered it. It took Devin, who is doing environmental work in Arizona in the Coconino Rural Environment Corps, recommending Abbey [...]
Rescue on Half Dome
Posted in Cool People, Hikes, Nature, tagged climbers on February 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Non-climbers, If you complain when it’s cold in the room, In the morning. If you that forgot what it’s like to need help, Really need help, Read Rescue on Half Dome. It will make all the difference.
Anthropomorphism with Birds
Posted in Books, Commentaries, Nature on March 29, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I came to think about birds when looking at a book titled “You Can’t Send a Duck to Eagle School” and realized how many human qualities or attribute we associate with birds. Birds seem to lend themselves to be caricatures of humans. Without digging hard, I just wrote down this list: Eagle – leadership, doesn’t flock, [...]
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