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Stevie, Elmer and Other Views
Wed May 16, 2012 12:46 AM EDT
The other day I was weeding around Stevie the Pineapple and he toppled from his stalk. He isn't quite ripe enough to cut open but will be soon. Elmer, the baby gecko is watching out for him from the microwave to make sure no bugs give him the hairy eyeball. The mango tree …
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Sally Fay: The California Sway Over the Mauna Kea
Seeded on Tue May 15, 2012 7:11 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)
Palm trees may sway in Hawaii but it was the sway of San Franciscans that prompted the existence of the gem on the big island, the Mauna Kea Hotel. Certainly, some credit has to be given to Laurance Rockefeller, but San Franciscans should know we have a deep …
Sick From Fracking? Doctors, Patients Seek Answers
Seeded on Tue May 15, 2012 11:35 AM EDT (NPR)
Kay Allen had just started work, and everything seemed quiet at the Cornerstone Care community health clinic in Burgettstown, Pa. But things didn't stay quiet for long. "All the girls, they were yelling at me in the back, 'You gotta come out here quick. You gotta come out here q …
Mr. Phoebe Serves Breakfast, with a Visit from Mrs. Polkadot
Tue May 15, 2012 8:53 AM EDT
I caught Mr. Phoebe flycatching the family's breakfast this morning, then serving it up one by one. When I walked the dogs I found a polkadot turtle looking for a place to lay her eggs. ny.gov/animals Then the skunks will come to dig them up for a midnight snack... …
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Strombo | Saying Goodbye: Elephants Hold Apparent Vigil To Mourn Their Human Friend | CBC Television
Seeded on Mon May 14, 2012 2:18 PM EDT (CBC)
Lawrence Anthony was a conservationist and author known as "The Elephant Whisperer". In 1999, he rescued and rehabilitated a group of wild South African elephants who were deemed dangerous. And the animals appear to remember what he did for them: when Anthony passed away March …
Maya Artwork Uncovered In A Guatemalan Forest
Seeded on Sun May 13, 2012 11:34 AM EDT (NPR)
Archaeologists working in one of the most impenetrable rain forests in Guatemala have stumbled on a remarkable discovery: a room full of wall paintings and numerical calculations. The buried room apparently was a workshop used by scribes or astronomers working for a Mayan king. …
Bird watching, Birding and Bird identification.
Sun May 13, 2012 10:59 AM EDT
I love to see the photos all you viners take of your birds, I really like how many folks feed and watch the birds and I do have a lot of fun helping to identify them if someone isn't sure what bird it is. See, I am not a bird watcher, I am what is now called a 'birder'. Wha …
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120 Giants Found Living With 86-Year-Old Man
Sun May 13, 2012 9:30 AM EDT
I don't know what kind of nerve, ferocity and stubbornness got 86-year-old Brendon Grimshaw to buy an island in the Indian Ocean, replant it with 16,000 trees, grasses and then lure a bunch of giant tortoises — big galumphing ones and itty-bitty ones — to live with h …
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Yummy, Yummy Iris
Sat May 12, 2012 7:45 PM EDT
My neighbor across the alley (Miss Nosy as she likes to call herself) has the most beautiful iris I've ever seen. They are so lovely, and their time so brief that I couldn't let their beauty pass by without documenting them and sharing. My rambunctious little dog got ahead …
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