It’s a dog eat dog world out there and I’ve got all the details. Please note, however, there are no actual dogs involved. (Foxes don’t count.)
Category: Nature
Neighborhood Nature (Pt. 29): The Food Chain Edition
Neighborhood Nature (Pt. 28)
What do humans, rock squirrels, and mushrooms have in common? Read on...
Wherein we get into the weeds with mushrooms, and watch a rock squirrel eat my lawn.
Mushroom Riffing with ChatGPT
Wherein I demonstrate that ChatGPT's sense of humor rivals my own. Yikes.
This started out to be about mushrooms, but morphed into something…weirder.
Fire Ant Flickers (#20): Back Yard Musings
I'm no Henry David Thoreau, but that doesn't stop me from trying.
The combination of abnormally mild weather, abundant rainfall, and an inspiring vantage point put me in a mood head outdoors to do some writing.
A Post of Few(ish) Words
How about some pictures to relieve the boredom of an endless string of words?
Fire Ant Flickers (#15)
This is not a Thanksgiving-related post, and we all can be thankful for that.
Wherein I note the meteorological intelligence of trees; the mysterious metamorphosis of possums; and the appearance of eye-catching eyelashes.
Neighborhood Nature (Pt. 26)
A few observations about buzzards and butterflies
In which we explore the behaviors of winged creatures at opposite ends of the beauty spectrum.
Fire Ant Flickers (#14)
Goodbye to pennies; hello to new music; tributes to stars
Pennies are now officially collector’s items. There’s a cool band of teens from NZ. And my latest attempt at astrophotography was a mixed success. What more could you want?
My favorite photos of 2024
This is the time of year that everyone publishes their "best of..." stories. Mine always starts and ends with photos.
A quick lookback at 2024 through the lenses of my cameras.
Venom, anyone? (Part 1)
A scholarly and frequently irreverent survey of the natural dangers that confront the unwary or overconfident
What’s the deal with venom, anyway? And why is the whole world apparently out to get us humans?