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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
Defining the Desert
Wasteland or wonderland? Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, New Perspectives, Photos of Flora, Through Space
Tagged Desert, Flowers, Other Plants
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Magnolia and Rhododendron, Vancouver
Another look at two flowers. Continue reading
Chuparosa, Gilbert AZ
A desert plant with the red flowers favoured by hummingbirds. Continue reading
Mesquite Leaves, Gilbert AZ
Mesquite or mystery tree. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Photos of Flora
Tagged Trees
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Reflections, Gilbert AZ
Three reflection photos. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Photos of Built Stuff, Photos of Flora
Tagged Reflections, Water
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Desert Flower, Boyce-Thompson Arboretum, AZ
Anonymous flower from a desert plant. Continue reading
Leaves, Gilbert AZ
Leaves from one or two bushes. Continue reading
Bracts, Gilbert AZ and Costa Rica
We don’t need no stinkin’ flowers. Continue reading
Baja Fairy Duster, Chandler AZ
Clever naming conventions, those botanists. Continue reading