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“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
G is for . . .
A short walk full of the letter G. What is this, Sesame Street? Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Photos of Fauna, Photos of Flora
Tagged Birds, Other Plants
10 Comments
A Walk’s Worth of Lovely
Sightings from a neighbourhood walk. Continue reading
Look Again
Three bridges and a snowy egret along a body of water. And a fine point of grammar, specified if not clarified. Continue reading
Posted in Language and Communication, Photos of Built Stuff, Photos of Flora, Thinking Broadly
Tagged Birds, Bridges, Science, Water, Word Play
6 Comments
Redux: Green Tomatoes
I expect you’ve been waiting anxiously for news of the green tomatoes rescued from the squirrels. Did they ripen in the brown paper bag, offering themselves up for a bacon-and-tomato sandwich? Did they remain resolutely green and firm, offering themselves … Continue reading
Spared
Stay tuned. And if you see a squirrel, yell at it. Continue reading
Posted in Laughing Frequently, Photos of Fauna, Photos of Flora
Tagged Gardening, Mammals, Other Plants
8 Comments
h-o-s-t-a
A last gasp for the garden. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Laughing Frequently, Photos of Flora
Tagged Other Plants, Poetry
12 Comments
Transitory Transcendence
Fall colours: Take two (and you’ll feel way better in the morning). Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Feeling Clearly, Photos of Flora, Photos of Landscapes
Tagged Trees, Weather
8 Comments
And Now the Marks from the Scottish Judge
First instalment on the fall colours. Continue reading
Shovelling Water
Fighting the forces of nature. Unsuccessfully. Continue reading
Posted in Day-to-Day Encounters, Laughing Frequently, Photos of Flora
Tagged Other Plants, Poetry
12 Comments