Image by Gary_Troughton This was without doubt, the best honey that I have ever had – from bees that had made a nest in the roof of the church, and had resided there for at least three years. When bee keepers removed them, over 100lbs of honey was collected and jarred. This "limited edition" honey […]
Continue reading …Image by Gary_Troughton This was without doubt, the best honey that I have ever had – from bees that had made a nest in the roof of the church, and had resided there for at least three years. When bee keepers removed them, over 100lbs of honey was collected and jarred. This "limited edition" honey […]
Continue reading …Image by John Carleton EVERY SUMMER thousands of tiny Vaux swifts swoop into Portland, Oregon, to spend several months feasting on flying insects during the day and roosting in the tall chimney at Chapman School at night. NW Portland is a regular vacation stopover for swifts during their annual migration from Alaska/Canada to Mexico/South America. […]
Continue reading …Image by John Carleton EVERY SUMMER thousands of tiny Vaux swifts swoop into Portland, Oregon, to spend several months feasting on flying insects during the day and roosting in the tall chimney at Chapman School at night. NW Portland is a regular vacation stopover for swifts during their annual migration from Alaska/Canada to Mexico/South America. […]
Continue reading …Image by howzey The poem wall of Prospect Cottage, former home of Derek Jarman. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Jarman The raised wooden text is the beginning and end of The Sunne Rising by John Donne (1572 – 1631) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_donne The text is as below: Busie old foole unruly Sunne Why dost thou thus Through windowes and through curtaines call […]
Continue reading …Question by MS: What are my chances for Ivy League admittance? What are my chances for Ivy League admittance? I am a rising senior. GPA- 4.0, unweighted (around a 5.0 weighted) SAT-Based on practice exams, at least a 2250, I am hoping higher. PSAT- Based on my score, I know that, at the very least, […]
Continue reading …Image by wallygrom Menyanthes is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the family Menyanthaceae containing the single species Menyanthes trifoliata. The name Menyanthes comes from the Greek words menyein, meaning "disclosing", and anthos, meaning "flower", in reference to the sequential opening of flowers on the inflorescence. Menyanthes trifoliata occurs in bogs and marshes in […]
Continue reading …Image by wallygrom Menyanthes is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the family Menyanthaceae containing the single species Menyanthes trifoliata. The name Menyanthes comes from the Greek words menyein, meaning "disclosing", and anthos, meaning "flower", in reference to the sequential opening of flowers on the inflorescence. Menyanthes trifoliata occurs in bogs and marshes in […]
Continue reading …Image by Eleventh Earl of Mar She lies like this for fifteen or twenty minutes, and then rolls into another equally bizarre pose. What can I say? She’s just Enid and was evidently dropped on her head as a baby kitten. In October of 2003 I got her from a dreadful ‘sanctuary’ called Angel Puss, […]
Continue reading …Image by origamidon Church Street Marketplace, Burlington, Vermont USA • From bears in boats and bowties to ones covered in bees and an occasional butterfly, more than a dozen decorative bears are now on display along Church Street. … The fiberglass animals are part the new "Burlington Bears its Art" campaign. … The family of […]
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