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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
National Treasure #118: John Crosbie
Born in pre-Confederation Newfoundland and still with us today. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Laughing Frequently, Through Canada
Tagged Professionals
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Pied-billed Grebe, Gilbert AZ
Cutest waterbird ever. Continue reading
National Treasure #117: Ronald Rolheiser
Saskatchewan boy makes good. Continue reading
A Glory
An unexpected last walk. Continue reading
National Treasure #116: Jehane Benoit
A frizzy-haired commentator on Canadian cuisine. Continue reading
National Treasure #115: Ferguson Jenkins
Canada’s best-known major-league baseball player, according to his Order of Canada citation. Continue reading
Black-necked Stilts, Gilbert AZ
Photographing the best black-and-white birds ever. Continue reading
National Treasure #113: Reginald Fessenden
Radio, sonar, and microfilm, oh my. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Through Canada
Tagged History, Inventors
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Spoon, Gilbert AZ
Found cutlery. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Photos of Built Stuff
Tagged Miscellany
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