If you like nature and wildlife, you should check out the Wikipedia article, “Largest Organisms.” It is incredibly fascinating. Just getting a taste of the megafauna and megaflora of the past gives us a new perspective on life in our world today. (There is a similar Wikipedia article, with pictures at the end, called “Megafauna.”)
I read a post called iPhone Survival Guide, about how your iPhone (or iPod touch) could be useful in an emergency. It’s worth checking out.
That got me to thinking about how an iPhone (or iPod touch) could be used for nature activities in general. The iPhone has a clear advantage over the iPod touch in a couple areas: (more…)
Should you send that wild ivy to obedience school, or scold the unpleasant weeds growing in your lawn? It probably won’t do much good. Still, although plants often seem passive and uninvolved, there may be more to their humble lives than we first think.
Heretofore I had been the only person in my family who had not been to the Caribbean. I admit, I’m more of a mountains person than a beaches person. When I think of “paradise” or “God’s country,” I’m more likely to envision a rustic cabin overlooking streams, evergreen forests, and rocky peaks than a sandy shoreline with waving palms. Still, in the midst of an icy, sleeting southern Illinois winter, it is not hard to dream of tropical getaways. This winter my family decided to take a cruise.
Going on the cruise meant skipping GYC, the first one I’d ever missed. I felt a bit sad about that, but then there’s always 3ABN and AudioVerse, where the GYC highlights are captured in all their multimedia glory. The one part I really missed was seeing my friends — but I got to visit other friends, so am consoled.
Back in July of this year, I was walking with some friends on a trail at Rend Lake. At a wide spot in the trail we stopped to look around, and I noticed this unusual flower:
