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Dancers and Volcano Dust | Smoke Monsters
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Scotland to Hawaii: a series of culture shocks. So You Want to Group-Adopt My Bee Colony. Roomies and Homies →. Dancers and Volcano Dust. September 23, 2013. Easy and rake in cash whilst being completely impossible to win. The kids and I came out empty-handed and penniless. Lesson learned. Zoologist based in Scotland and Israel; previously blogged from Hawaii. I open my door to unwanted pets and try to enrich their lives with freedom and wonder. View all posts by Snailquake →. Roomies and Homies →. Heh I...
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Roomies and Homies | Smoke Monsters
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Scotland to Hawaii: a series of culture shocks. Dancers and Volcano Dust. Hallowe’en Queens →. October 15, 2013. The clubs. Here I am promoting feral cat rescue and National Coming Out Day. Speaking of university friends, Martin and Marianne treated me like a star on my birthday. Marianne noticed my birth date on Facebook, and so they took me to a fancy restaurant for a slap-up meal. The lei they gave me is the permanent kind, and I’ve hung it on my wall along with my other happy Hawaiian m...Zoologist b...
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So You Want to Group-Adopt My Bee Colony | Smoke Monsters
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Scotland to Hawaii: a series of culture shocks. The Spirit of Aloha for Cats and Bees. Dancers and Volcano Dust →. So You Want to Group-Adopt My Bee Colony. September 20, 2013. All the bee enthusiasm engendered by my last entry has been very exciting. Some of you have begun trying to figure out if you can gather enough money to group-adopt my hive. Lots of you love bees and are concerned about them dying out. So, here’s what I’ll do. I’ve added a Donate button below . Knock yourselves out! I’ll keep a pu...
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Snailquake | Smoke Monsters
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Scotland to Hawaii: a series of culture shocks. Zoologist based in Scotland and Israel; previously blogged from Hawaii. I open my door to unwanted pets and try to enrich their lives with freedom and wonder. Probing for Extra Credit. November 16, 2013. 8220;So,” said the Farm Animal Physiology professor. “Extra credit. You want it? 8221; “YES! October 31, 2013. October 15, 2013. Dancers and Volcano Dust. September 23, 2013. I went to the county fair with a new friend. It was full of rides, candyfloss,...
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The Spirit of Aloha for Cats and Bees | Smoke Monsters
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Scotland to Hawaii: a series of culture shocks. Don’t Get Distracted by the Beauty. So You Want to Group-Adopt My Bee Colony →. The Spirit of Aloha for Cats and Bees. September 15, 2013. Conversely, I know many Americans who extend the Spirit of Aloha to all living things. My beekeeping teacher is one such. (Yes! I am learning beekeeping in Hawai’i as part of my degree! This lady is part of a programme to feed and neuter feral cats and find real homes for their kittens. View all posts by Snailquake →.
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Hallowe’en Queens | Smoke Monsters
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Scotland to Hawaii: a series of culture shocks. Probing for Extra Credit →. October 31, 2013. My beekeeping professor turned up to lecture this morning dressed as a bee, with antennae and everything. So did three of my fellow students. Yes, it is Hallowe’en in the United States. On the left side of the cage is a sugar plug. When a cage is placed into a hive, the queen and workers eat through the sugar from opposite ends, and by the time they meet, the queen is accepted by the colony. Zoologist based in S...
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Smoke Monsters | Scotland to Hawaii: a series of culture shocks | Page 2
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Scotland to Hawaii: a series of culture shocks. Newer posts →. The Journey: Flying into Dreamland. August 26, 2013. Here’s my first view of the state of Hawaii, seen from the previous connecting flight, when I had luckily sat by the only passenger who wanted the blind up. The mountains seemed to float in the sky, with little fluffy clouds drifting around them like fish. As a child I had yearned to travel to a land among the clouds, and now my senses told me I was doing it. I was surprised that much of Mo...
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Probing for Extra Credit | Smoke Monsters
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Scotland to Hawaii: a series of culture shocks. Probing for Extra Credit. November 16, 2013. 8220;So,” said the Farm Animal Physiology professor. “Extra credit. You want it? 8221; we all replied. 8220;You better tell me what you want to do to get it, then,” she said, “and I’ll decide if it’s reasonable.”. We conferred, and someone suggested doing something hands-on and animal-based – perhaps helping out on the university farm. Something outside in the sunshine. We all agreed, with enthusiasm. I love that...
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Don’t Get Distracted by the Beauty | Smoke Monsters
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Scotland to Hawaii: a series of culture shocks. The Journey: Flying into Dreamland. The Spirit of Aloha for Cats and Bees →. Don’t Get Distracted by the Beauty. September 7, 2013. Today again for lunch I had Pacific fusion food with exotic names I can’t remember. People keep laughing at my delight in the incredible dishes they serve in the student canteen. You should go downtown and try some real. Food, they say. I’m not convinced food can get any better. I didn’t need my bashed-up scooter that day, so t...