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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
Western Grebe, Gilbert AZ
An encounter of the first kind with a bird new to me. Continue reading
National Treasure #146: Geological Survey of Canada
Older than Canada. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Laughing Frequently, Through Canada
Tagged Science, Terra Firma
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Gambel’s Quail, Gilbert AZ
An iconic bird of the Sonoran Desert. Continue reading
National Treasure #145: Theodore Witte
Cake decorating tool as inspiration. Continue reading
Gecko, Gilbert AZ
Camouflaged and skittish lizard. Continue reading
National Treasure #144: William Stephenson
Winnipeg-born spymaster and natural resources expert. Continue reading
American Wigeon, Gilbert AZ
Splish, sploosh. Continue reading
National Treasure #143: Tom Jackson
Metis street person turned concert promoter. Continue reading
Blooms and Tree Trunks, Gilbert AZ and Vancouver BC
Contrasting ages, colours, and textures. Continue reading