“Green is the prime color of the world, and that from which its loveliness arises. ”
- Pedro Calderon de la Barca
06.30.09
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Monday, June 29, 2009
June 26th - Flight
I knew a man in college who grew up in the inner city of
Chicago & what he was doing in Iowa I never did figure out.
But whenever he would see a jet trailing across the sky,
he would stop everything he was doing & he would watch.
Once, after a jet was gone & there was nothing left but the
white line disappearing like a scar into the blue, he turned
to me & said, An airplane is a miracle & I didn't give it
much thought, but now & then, when I am ready to give up
hope for human beings in general, & for one or two of them
who are bugging me specifically, I will look to the sky &
there will be one of those miracles & I will remember
it's all about concentrating on the right thing. {Story People}
06.26.09
Many thanks to SR for a magical musical night under the stars!
I knew a man in college who grew up in the inner city of
Chicago & what he was doing in Iowa I never did figure out.
But whenever he would see a jet trailing across the sky,
he would stop everything he was doing & he would watch.
Once, after a jet was gone & there was nothing left but the
white line disappearing like a scar into the blue, he turned
to me & said, An airplane is a miracle & I didn't give it
much thought, but now & then, when I am ready to give up
hope for human beings in general, & for one or two of them
who are bugging me specifically, I will look to the sky &
there will be one of those miracles & I will remember
it's all about concentrating on the right thing. {Story People}
06.26.09
Many thanks to SR for a magical musical night under the stars!
Friday, June 26, 2009
Thursday, June 25, 2009
June 24th - Wild Silk Moth
"Subfamily: Giant Silkworm Moths (Saturniinae)
Identification: Upperside is reddish to yellowish brown; forewing margin is usually lighter than the basal area; forewing submarginal line is pink, or black and pink. Clear oval eyespots are ringed with yellow, blue, and black; hindwing eyespot is separated from the basal area of the wing by a thin pink line. Underside has rust, brown, and pink markings."
06.24.09
"Subfamily: Giant Silkworm Moths (Saturniinae)
Identification: Upperside is reddish to yellowish brown; forewing margin is usually lighter than the basal area; forewing submarginal line is pink, or black and pink. Clear oval eyespots are ringed with yellow, blue, and black; hindwing eyespot is separated from the basal area of the wing by a thin pink line. Underside has rust, brown, and pink markings."
06.24.09
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Friday, June 19, 2009
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Monday, June 15, 2009
Friday, June 12, 2009
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Monday, June 08, 2009
Friday, June 05, 2009
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Tuesday, June 02, 2009
June 1st - Yellow-shafted Northern Flicker"Northern Flickers are large, brown woodpeckers with a gentle expression and handsome black-scalloped plumage. On walks, don’t be surprised if you scare one up from the ground. It’s not where you’d expect to find a woodpecker, but flickers eat mainly ants and beetles, digging for them with their unusual, slightly curved bill. When they fly you’ll see a flash of color in the wings – yellow if you’re in the Midwest (hence the name!)– and a bright white flash on the rump. The song of the Northern Flicker is a loud wick wick wick wick or a squeaky flick-a, flick-a as in it's name."
Now that I know what I'm looking at, I'll keep my eyes and ears open!
06.01.09
Monday, June 01, 2009
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