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  • HOW TO: Create a Backyard Wildlife Refuge

    You can create a happy home for critters of all sizes and species in your very own backyard by creating a National Wildlife Federation Certified Wildlife Habitat. My first step is to get myself a...

  • TALK: Daily Lesson in Appreciating the Small Things

    I'm sure there's a technical name for it, but I don't know it, so I called it a mini-flower. Spotted yesterday (Sunday, March 16th) at Stinson Beach, California.

  • TALK: Mystery of the missing bees

    If I had skinned that bee, I could have made a pair of bumblebee-fuzz mittens. Seriously. It was huge. Via the New York Times (months ago, but I just learned about this and it's freaking...

  • TALK: Haunted trees, scary movies, and more

    Some remarks on the season:-Here in northern California, there's a kind of dry, pale-green moss that grows on trees. The way it hangs off tree branches reminds me of spooky animated possessed trees, like the...

  • TALK: 'Bond. Cornelius Bond.' -or- Passages like this are why I love Pet...

    Peter Fleming is the brother of Ian Fleming (author of the Bond novels). While not a household name these days, Peter Fleming was quite famous and successful during his lifetime. One of his books, Brazilian...

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