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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: Photos of Flora
Cottonwood Tree, Gilbert AZ
Cousin to the poplars on the Canadian Prairies. Big cousin. Continue reading
Is the Woods Is?
If April is the cruelest month, October might be the prettiest. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Photos of Flora, Photos of Landscapes
Tagged Trees, Word Play
8 Comments
What to Do?
Consider the weeds of the field. Continue reading
Posted in Mortality, New Perspectives, Photos of Built Stuff, Photos of Flora, Thinking Broadly
Tagged Aging, Flowers, Trees
11 Comments
Autumn Crocus, Glenveagh National Park
First reactions and best guesses. Continue reading
Sunflowers, Petersfield MB
Footwear matters. Continue reading
Black-eyed Susans at Sunrise, Lake Clear
Once you’re up, you might as well look around. Continue reading
Wood, Iceland
Textures of Icelandic wood. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Photos of Built Stuff, Photos of Flora
Tagged Buildings, Trees
8 Comments
A Study in Beige
Reconsidering the range of insipid, light brown shades. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Photos of Fauna, Photos of Flora
Tagged Birds, Other Plants
13 Comments
Trilliums (Trillii?)
Mysteries of the trillii. Continue reading