Nature
Amazon, Eat Yer Heart Out
BUY & CONSUME & SELL & EARN & O' is it not so exhausting to repeat this cycle near-endlessly, and without break? Just imagine how warehouse workers feel. But so long as we know work, and value is created, and labor is oppressed, something something, Karl Marx might not have been as wrong as ol' Papa told me.
By Leonard Coseive3 years ago in Earth
Here's why these 7 animals and insects are important to our ecosystem
A lot of people are quite ignorant of the true importance of animals and insects and what roles they play. We see a wild animal and we call it our spirit animal, and we might know a few cool facts about it, but do we actually know why they are significant? Why they shouldn't be harmed or become close to endangered?
By Adrianna Anastasiades 3 years ago in Earth
Nature in the time of Pandemic
March 3rd, 2020. Early morning in the life of a growing Pandemic. Startled by a shower of wood chips, I yelled “What?” and looked up. A flicker couple, resplendent in their red mustaches and mottled feathers made a quick get-away from our towering silver maple. They had been scoping out the tree for weeks. Their distinctive call, a loud, rolling rattle with its piercing tone had disrupted the quiet in our little neighborhood. Flitting among the branches, they made a comforting, wick-a, wick-a murmur that seemed to say, “I’m here, love.”
By Gerry Pare'3 years ago in Earth
A Gorgeous Bird With Plumage Full of Eyes
You may have guessed from the title that we are speaking about the peacock. To be sure, the male peafowl has a train that is world famous. Have you ever wondered, though, what purpose is served by such extravagant plumage and if there is more to this creature than its beauty?
By Raquel Recinos3 years ago in Earth
Great Monsters of the Deep Sea
Great Monsters of the Deep Sea A monster suddenly ascends from the sea, snatches the boat, and drags the sailors down to a watery grave. This story line provides the plot for legends that have persisted through the ages. But do monsters that large really exist?
By Raquel Recinos3 years ago in Earth
A Pleasant Visitor
For the past few years, I've been helping my mother take care of her home when she goes to the weekend cabin up north. While I'm watching her home, interesting guests always pop on by. Whether it's pigs from a neighboring farm making a visit. A raccoon pigging out on my mother's bird feeders, dumping out the birdseed everywhere. Squirrels that think that they're bigger than what they are, chittering as they bounce forward. Even having deer that decide to dump out the bird feeder, eat the seeds off the ground, and then snort when they notice they are being watched.
By Ashley Tenold3 years ago in Earth
Is it a Bald Eagle?
Recently while on my layover in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, I took a walk around the lovely little downtown. I didn't have enough time to go skiing, tubing, or anything wintry. I couldn't really sightsee either, as we had arrived late the night before and getting up early was out of the question. Touring the town was as close to "when in Rome" as my schedule would permit, and outside I ventured with a positive attitude that I was able to at least do that.
By Eileen Patrice3 years ago in Earth
A Love Letter to our Mother
She is so exhausted - has been trying SO HARD to keep going, keep supplying, hoping we will wake up and step up for Her. I was buying potatoes when I began to cry. Just suddenly…. tears began to leak. I held this fruit of Hers in my hand and I felt Her heart - She has given all that She can, shown us where She needs us to wake up and grow up, and we have ignored Her.
By Angie Allanby3 years ago in Earth