Location Taken: Savage, Maryland Time Taken: April 2012 It’s National Appreciate Unappreciated Wild Plants Day! Go out there and stare at all those weird-looking leafy things sticking out of the sand! Those scraggly thorns cluttering the nearby ravine! The jumble … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: April 2014
Location Taken: National Zoo, Washington DC Time Taken: March 2010 Hmmm… Imagine what our species would be like if we’d developed fabulous sex-specific characteristics like the peacock’s tail. Can’t you imagine guys wandering around with massive feathered tails, or intricate … Continue reading
Location Taken: National Zoo, Washington DC Time Taken: March 2010 Ah, I do believe you have a smudge on your screen. Just a little one, some speckle from who knows where. I’m sure you know which one I’m referring too. … Continue reading
Location Taken: Thermopolis, Wyoming Time Taken: November 2012 Look! There, on the hill! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s a giant T! T for Thermopolis, of course. It’s one of those trends that’s a bit baffling to someone … Continue reading
Location Taken: Wyoming Time Taken: June 2008 Sometimes I wonder. Do we love the sunset because it’s beautiful? Or do we find it beautiful because it is our sunset? It’s the only sunset our species has known. With all the … Continue reading