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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
What I Learned on My Costa Rican Vacation
Lessons from our recent trip to Costa Rica: grocery stores, right and wrong things, small birds, translation problems and communication successes, art, and traffic signs. Continue reading
Wooden Structure, Kitty Hawk NC
Wooden structure (subcategory: odd), for this week’s theme of “built stuff related to the ocean.” Continue reading
Buoys, Apalachicola FL
Buoys, a wall thereof, for this week’s theme of “built stuff related to the ocean.” Continue reading
Tortoise, Santa Cruz
Another in the week’s “turtle” theme – the giant land tortoise of the Galapagos. Continue reading
Turtle, Myrtle Beach SC
Head shot of turtle. Continue reading
Cactus Flower, Boyce-Thompson Arboretum
For this week’s cactus theme – a cactus flower. Continue reading
Cactus Wren, Boyce-Thompson Arboretum
For this week’s cactus theme – a cactus wren. Continue reading
Mountain, Phoenix AZ
Superstition Mountain near Phoenix. Continue reading
Foothills and Mountains, Patagonia AZ
Spectacular country: Just don’t get caught out in it without water. Continue reading