Earth, still going strong

Recently, I came across some splendid nature videos on YouTube.  It was here I found NaturesFairy’s channel.  One such video titled, ( My favorite thing to do every spring is to go out searching for Wood Frogs) is something we often do in our area as well . Earth is four-and-a-half-billion-years-old. There’s been life on it for nearly that long, 3.8 billion years.   Today, a telephone pole was knocked down by a motorist in my neighborhood.  The consequence, no electricity.  Accordingly, I opened the shades to bring a full spectrum and dynamic light into the room to read by.   I have read The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert, (Massachusetts) several times.  NaturesFairy video, directs me to reference it once again on the topic of Frogs. Amphibians in general. (read the first chapter)   Helen Keller has said that modern life has removed us too far from a direct contact with nature.  A quotation I happen to be in agreement with.  Are we are witnessing a similar mass extinction event happening in the geologic blink of an eye as Kolbert writes in The Sixth Extinction? I judge we will be ok, or at least the planet will.  It’s nice to see  someone be concerned about our natural world and our diverse natural science and  NaturesFairy’s videos  are up to the task.

Wood Frog

Gray treefrog?

Our thoughts, visions and fantasies have a physical reality. A thought is made of hundreds of electrochemical impulses.

Carl Sagan, 1934 to 1996

 

Oliver Mill Park Herring (Click Here)

it’s not spring unless the herring are swimming up local rivers, en route to their summer spawning areas. So put down those cell phones, pack up your young explorers and scientists, and experience nature at its finest in Middleboro Massachusetts, at Oliver Mill Park. Enjoy local history and a whole lot more.

 

Chloe at Oliver Mill Park With GoPro Hero 6

Six Minutes Of One Of The Greatest Shows On Earth

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Northern Water Snakes, Oliver Mill Park

Great Heron

 

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“A ship in port is safe, but that is not what ships are for. Sail out to
sea and do new things.

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Water Snakes at Oliver Mill Park

I think that I cannot preserve my health and spirits, unless I spend four hours a day at least – and it is commonly more than that – sauntering through the woods and over the hills and fields, absolutely free from all worldly engagements.Henry David Thoreau

 

News Alert, April 10

Osprey back at Nelson Memorial Park, Plymouth, MA.

Armed with only a 300MM lens, we were at a disadvantage for close up shots without disturbing the Osprey. Better than no images at all.  Tomorrow is just a few hours away.

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“Illusions can be pleasant, but the rewards of truth are enormously better.”

 

 

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When I grow up, I want to be a Scientist just like Hollywood actors, sports figures and politicians along with some of my friends who insist the Earth is only 2500 years old.

“Frederick Douglass taught that literacy is the path from slavery to freedom. There are many kinds of slavery and many kinds of freedom, but reading is still the path.”
― Carl Sagan

Kill Devil Hills-Kitty Hawk to the Moon

Only 66 Years Separated The First Successful Plane Flights And Moon Landings. Imagine what’s next.

In my life time, I would very much hope scientists would find the answers to the mysterious substance known as Dark Matter,  the theory that has eluded astronomers for decades. Physicists have been trying for years to determine the nature of these matter particles, which do not emit light and are therefore invisible to the human eye.

During 1971, in high school, we debated black holes in science class.  Recently, my 8 year old granddaughter asked me what I was reading.  Sean Carrol’s, The Big Picture was on my night stand. In one chapter, black holes were described. Chloe began to explain black holes to me with detail not your average 8 year old would. Now that’s a proud moment.  She is a prolific reader as well as writer of some great ‘scary stories’. She also loves to write scripts for our videos. Much thanks to Atlantis Charter School. Although I hope my love of nature, science and photography had some impression.

From an earlier post: Chloe using Microscopes

“The good thing about science is that it’s true whether or not you believe in it.”

 

 

 

Are you a vegetarian.

Are you a vegetarian, you might be after this.  Mice will nest and scavenge anywhere. Late one night we opened the lid on the Grill. As Jim Nabors would say,  “surprise, surprise surprise” .  4 little guys scampering about inside the grill looking for leftovers.  So, I couldn’t grab my camera quick enough to show you the little bastards. So, set up a trap, and set camera in the area. Only a few hours later,  here is one of them. So, how long has this been going on. And low and behold, mouse droppings  inside of grill. We used the grill almost every day in the summer.  Now, it’s just me using the grill. After I showed the video,  Everybody uses the stove.

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