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Photo Memory of the Week
Also not a finch. Or a canary.
Music of the Week
Quote of the Week
“You can know the name of a bird in all the languages of the world, but when you're finished, you'll know absolutely nothing whatever about the bird... So let's look at the bird and see what it's doing — that's what counts. I learned very early the difference between knowing the name of something and knowing something.”
Source: Richard P. Feynman, "What Do You Care What Other People Think?": Further Adventures of a Curious Character
Posted: 2025 Nov 28And check out this post for more of Richard Feynman's world view.
Category Archives: Appreciating Deeply
Redux: Yellowstone
Two follow-ups on Yellowstone. Spoiler alert: It’s gonna blow! Continue reading
Posted in Another Thing, Appreciating Deeply
Tagged Science, Terra Firma
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Greenhouse Butterflies
An embarassment of butterflies. Continue reading
Mid-Week Movie #9: Geysers
A 1:40 mashup of geysers in Yellowstone National Park. Continue reading
Frontyard Butterflies
Attack of the butterflies! Watch out for that tongue! Continue reading
National Treasure #164: Banff Springs Snail
A great Canadian mollusc/k. You don’t get to say that every day. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Laughing Frequently, Through Canada
Tagged Other Animals, Science
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Redux: RMCC Recruits, Laura Secord, and Abortion
Multi-media extravaganza: a TED Talk and more on Laura Ingersoll Secord. Video! Music! Monuments! And rants about political parties . . . Continue reading
Posted in Another Thing, Appreciating Deeply, Through Canada
Tagged Community, History, Military
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Mid-Week Movie #8: Grit
#LocalHero meets #AnOfficerAndAGentleman in this rousing tribute to the Class of 2021. Continue reading
Great Blue Heron, White Lake ON
A skilled hunter at work, ignoring his audience. Continue reading
National Treasure #163: Laura Grossman
The young woman who changed the face of Ottawa. Continue reading