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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: Rambles
Keep it up then. Or not.
Because more than I think really is a choice. Continue reading
Posted in New Perspectives, Thinking Broadly, Through the Calendar
Tagged Attitudes, Miscellany
6 Comments
Out of This World
Another reason to celebrate. Continue reading
Posted in Laughing Frequently, New Perspectives, Through Space
Tagged Miscellany, Science, Skies
2 Comments
Breaking News!
This just in! Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Feeling Clearly, Through History
Tagged Christmas, Family
10 Comments
Arrive/Appear/Emerge
Surely some revelation is at hand. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Feeling Clearly, Through the Calendar
Tagged Christmas, Culture, Family
12 Comments
Swish, Clang, Brr
The tnirely Canadian sensibility of the Canada Goose. Continue reading
News and History
Why seeing matters. Continue reading
Dwarf-planet Gazing
It’s not just faces . . . Continue reading
Trip Report
Another look or two at two former and always homes. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Photos of Built Stuff, Photos of Fauna, Photos of Landscapes, Through Canada
Tagged Birds, Flowers, Travel
15 Comments
Hold My Beer and Farewell Best Beloved
History in the making. Continue reading
Posted in Laughing Frequently, Through History, Through the Calendar
Tagged History, Word Play
6 Comments