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Nature Bits: What Scat is That?
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Bytes of the Outdoors. Saturday, September 20, 2014. What Scat is That? How good are your "scat skills"- the ability to identify an animal's presence by scat alone. I thought I was pretty good at it. I even have a scat collection. Eww! But last month I was stumped by the presence of some pretty distinctive scat on the deck. Plus the most logical choice, a hummingbird, would not have this large of a dropping. So was this a snake or lizard? I don't often see snakes on our deck but have seen lizards, so thi...
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Nature Bits: August 2014
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Bytes of the Outdoors. Monday, August 25, 2014. Final Stop in My Quest to Find Nature. The last stop on my quest to find nature while on my European vacation was Germany. Here we would spend time in a small village and in Berlin. What impressed me most in Germany was the transportation system.rail lines serve the small towns and bring some of the students to school. There is also a "fast train" to Berlin, which we took. All in all, I was impressed with conservation efforts in Germany. These are proba...
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To Tubac and Back: Farm, Fairfield, VA
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To Tubac and Back. Sunday, April 21, 2013. Farm, Fairfield, VA. Farm, Fairfield, VA. Oil on canvas, 10x10. AS I SETTLE BACK. Into life in Wachapreague, start winding down the Tubac trip paintings and starting painting for the summer show season, I have heard myself say - more than once - "the trip was great, the West is gorgeous, but there's no place more beautiful than Wachapreague.". Thinking about that, I have realized that the painting trips I have taken have been about discovery - and rediscovery.
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Nature Bits: A National Park in a Different Nation
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Bytes of the Outdoors. Monday, August 18, 2014. A National Park in a Different Nation. This blog is a continuation of my report on looking for nature during my summer vacation in Europe. Up to this point in my travels, I had seen little of nature compared to the US. I was most excited to schedule a trip to Italy's National Park.Cinque Terre. Surely, if nature were to be found, it would be here! You can see the rugged countryside with scrubby looking plants. We walked through olive groves, saw yucca- ...
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Nature Bits: December 2013
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Bytes of the Outdoors. Tuesday, December 31, 2013. Tribute to a Nature Lover. With my mom's passing, it was my daughter who pointed out that she still lives. She lives in the memories of those nature experiences, big and small. She lives when I look at the clouds at sunset. She would say, "That's gorgeous! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). St Louis area, Missouri/ Illinois, United States. View my complete profile. Tribute to a Nature Lover. There was an error in this gadget. Painting Flamingos in Flow.
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Nature Bits: Which is Your Favorite Season?
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Bytes of the Outdoors. Tuesday, October 21, 2014. Which is Your Favorite Season? I have been away from this blog and my home for the last couple of weeks exploring our national parks in Utah. (more about that on a later blog post). When I returned, I was amazed to see the change in our woods. Fall is here! This photo is from our trip; it seems that fall is everywhere. This got me thinking about the changing seasons and which season I preferred. What will you find to enjoy as the seasons change? Nature in...
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Nature Bits: February 2014
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Bytes of the Outdoors. Thursday, February 27, 2014. When is an Owl Not an Owl? It has been said that people should learn a language at a young age, when it is supposedly easier. I think that also applies to the "language of nature". Bird songs are a good place to start. My young granddaughter knows at least 12 bird songs and she is not yet three years old. How did this happen? But what about owls? She doesn't say, "That's an owl." She will say, "That's a Barred Owl," or "That's a Great Horned Owl....
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Nature Bits: May 2014
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Bytes of the Outdoors. Monday, May 26, 2014. Are Parks for the People? I have been reading Edward Abbey's Desert Solitaire. In preparation for a trip to Utah's National Parks. As I think about getting our pop-up ready for the summer season, I think about what he had to say about crowded parks being like little cities. What is green space when it is packed with people? Where is the communion with nature when overpowered by the presence of too many people? If parks are for people, what about people like me?
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Nature Bits: October 2014
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Bytes of the Outdoors. Tuesday, October 21, 2014. Which is Your Favorite Season? I have been away from this blog and my home for the last couple of weeks exploring our national parks in Utah. (more about that on a later blog post). When I returned, I was amazed to see the change in our woods. Fall is here! This photo is from our trip; it seems that fall is everywhere. This got me thinking about the changing seasons and which season I preferred. What will you find to enjoy as the seasons change? Nature in...
