O Christmas Frog
Well, that’s not something you see every day, or even every holiday season – the rare Christmas Frog. Rana Tannenbaumensis – The Christmas Frog The Christmas Frog (Rana tannenbaumensis) is rare these...
View ArticleSnake In The Grass
The term, “Snake In The Grass” is one that denotes a sneaky, conniving person who could strike at anytime without warning. It’s an insult. It also maligns snakes, which are much maligned already in the...
View ArticleManeater!
The sea should always be respected and never taken for granted, even for a moment. Both wonders and perils lurk upon and beneath her waves and maneaters abound seeking easy prey. The Ocean Is Filled...
View ArticleThe Wig Is Loose!
Donald Trump’s iconic and oft-lampooned toupee has tired of being a public spectacle and has fled the limelight. It was last seen hiding at the Posada Amazonas lodge in Peru’s Tambopata National...
View ArticleLady Gaga’s New Outfit
Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) seems genetically predisposed towards garish and outlandish outfits, but this latest one may take the prize as the oddest one as of yet. A New Outfit For Lady Gaga? OK, OK – Just...
View ArticleThe Kiwi
Presented for your edification and enjoyment, a very rare 19th century anatomical cross-section of New Zealand’s kiwi. Apteryx Australis – Anatomical Cross-Section Many zoologists wondered at its...
View ArticleThe End Of Mammals
About 65 million years ago something, most likely a large asteroid impact, wiped out the dinosaurs along with approximately 75% of the plant and animal species on Earth at the time. This brought an end...
View ArticleThe Moors Are Luscious
With Autumn upon us and the cold of Winter fast falling towards us, it’s hard to find the will to spend time outside. This is both a shame and a disservice to ourselves. The Moors Are Luscious It’s...
View ArticleEarly Nature Walk
Early Nature Walk It’s still coldish but it’s warmed up just enough that one could reasonably expect to be able to enjoy an early nature walk in the woods … if one remembered to bring the right jacket...
View ArticleLacustrine Mermaids
Lacustrine Mermaids Most associate mermaids with the marine environment. It seems, however, that Gestiefeltekatze enjoys the beauty of mermaids who prefer to inhabit more lacustrine habitats. As this...
View ArticleA Beautiful Day
A Beautiful Day Yeah, it’s a grim world filled with threats, insults, and frustrations. Still, there’s beauty in it and for some definitions thereof it’s a beautiful day. So take a moment to thank the...
View ArticleThe Elephant In The Room
The “Trump Administration” announced Thursday, November 16, 2017 that it has lifted an Obama-era ban on importing sport-hunted trophies of elephants from Zimbabwe and Zambia. As to be expected, the...
View ArticleBikini Interlude 37
Bikini Interlude – A Nature Walk Beyond an interlude of beauty to share and enjoy, the sole point of this particular Bikini Interlude is to just gently remind everyone that the bikinis aren’t just for...
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Bikini Interlude – Coronavirus Edition Just nine beautiful reminders that, for valid reasons or not, your concerns over the Coronavirus don’t mean that you can’t still enjoy some bikini time. “Netflix...
View ArticleDriving With Deer
Driving With Deer – Some Of Y’all Won’t Get This, Gods Bless Ya Yep! Those of us who’ve lived in the country and/or extensively drove through the more rural parts of America have entirely different...
View ArticleCO's Ecological Consequences
Colorado’s Unforeseen Ecological Consequences Back in 2014, Colorado completely legalized the use, sale, and growing of marijuana, the latter both by individuals and by commercial/agricultural...
View ArticleHalloween Is For The Birds
Halloween Is For The Birds Yeah, funny thing that. Crows and ravens are always the birds associated with Halloween, but’s it’s the Shrike, Loggerhead or otherwise, that’s sick, twisted seeming bird in...
View ArticleEcotards Are Like That
Ecotards Are Like That “Saving” a tortoise and throwing in it the water where it will drown – yeah, sadly, ecotards are like that all too often. In fact, a certain number of this misborn and very...
View ArticleBikini Interlude 51
Bikini Interlude – Our In Nature Edition As is the norm, there’s no point in this Bikini Interlude other than sharing beauty and, in this case, reminding us all that bikinis are wonderful out in all...
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Bikini Interlude – Out In Nature Edition Just a humble reminder that nature in all its forms is beautiful… and made more so by women in bikinis. There’s more to our world than beaches. The post Bikini...
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