Photo Memory of the Week
Ah, the puffy clouds of summer.
Quote of the Week
To find yourself in the infinite,
You must distinguish and then combine;
Therefore my winged song thanks
The man who distinguished cloud from cloud.
- Johann Wolfgang von GoetheBy the beginning of the 19th century, Goethe was Europe’s most celebrated intellectual icon and Luke Howard — the man who “distinguished cloud from cloud,” a young amateur meteorologist who pioneered a classification system for humanity’s favorite atmospheric phenomena — was the only Englishman whom Goethe ever addressed as “Master.”Read more about Luke Howard here: The Invention of Clouds: How an Amateur Meteorologist Forged the Language of the Skies, by Richard HamblynSource: Daily Good
Posted: Apr 11Click to enlarge and see other books about clouds!
Tag Archives: Mammals
You Dirtier Rat!
Dispatches from the frontlines of the squirrel skirmishes. Continue reading
Follow-up: Border Collies
More evidence of border collie prowess. Continue reading
Border Collies & Their Charges, Ireland
Collies, sheep, and the fun they have together. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Photos of Fauna, Through Space, Travel Videos
Tagged Mammals, Travel
11 Comments
Stone Pillar Face, Lismore
More adventures in pareidolia. Continue reading
It’s Baaad for You
What lambs are good for. And what not. Continue reading
Shetland Ponies, Shetland
A look at an iconic Shetland image. Continue reading
Seabird, Seadog
Unplanned moments have their own appeal. Continue reading
Squirrel, Boynton Beach FL
A new, squirrel-proof bird feeder. Continue reading
Mid-Week Movie #7: Suspicion
Classic #naturevideo meets #HouseofCards: Be afraid, be very afraid. (And yes, there is a fly in it.) Continue reading