Essential to my understanding of science is that everything happens somewhere. and things that do not happen also "don't happen somewhere". What that means is that knowing where a bird (or whatever your organism is) is may be as important... Continue Reading →
The chicken saw the perfect kernel of corn. It was so perfect, she could not eat it. It was impeckable. Sent from my iPad
If you have not yet seen Tony White's Birder's Guide to the Bahamas, one of the most valuable things I find that he did was his presence absence chart. You can use his chart to find out which Bahamian islands... Continue Reading →
I remember the first time I thought about asking Alma to marry me. I was looking at her laughing while talking to her mom, sister and brother on the phone. She did it every day and still does almost every... Continue Reading →
A Facebook friend recently posted: Mixing your seed interferes with the diversity of nature! Ok. Basic rejection of the sentiments in this post. Starting with the definitions. Mixing of seed. I and most of the respondents on the original post... Continue Reading →
Inside every inside dog is an outside dog waiting to get out. Inside every outside dog is an inside dog waiting to get in. Sent from my iPad
So... Alma says, "there is a spider on the clock: go kill it." First, I go take a macro photo to document it of course. But then the spider is like, "you got a flash? I am the Flash!" It... Continue Reading →
Ok. So you have to make a map and you need data. Check out Natural Earth. This is an excellent resource to find your data about the natural world.
Today Jill Korach (awesome person) said her work deals with how being happy in a place makes people more likely to protect it. This makes me think of the places I have been happy and the places I want to... Continue Reading →
Science and Perspective 