This is one of the strangest phenomena I’ve ever seen. Is it possible that a cloud is shaped like a rainbow?
Sharing The Warmth
As humans tend to take down fences and link hands during a time of strife, so does Mother Nature. Some species are reputed to be so spiritually and telepathically advanced, we can only stand in awe at a miracle of gathering of one of nature’s tiniest subjects in the struggle to survive.
Fire In The Valley
The dichotomy of fire and ice was not lost on us and to this day this remains a picture that takes on a metaphorical presence of sorts, one that expresses a fiery passion for our craft tempered against a cold and relentless landscape.
Polygamy Rules
The virtues of social monogamy are a matter of survival for the human species. But what of agricultural monogamy?
How Vanishing Honeybees Will Eliminate Global Organic Food Supplies
Organic food crops require pollination from honeybees to flourish, but bees are disappearing faster than they can be replaced along with healthy food.
Butterflies in Winter
Amongst her repeated subjects is the butterfly. Sitting under a pile of snow and cold darkness here in Minnesota, butterflies seem far away. Their fragile beauty, strong determination (able to fly thousands of miles), and utterly obvious impermanence (most living less than a year) make them great subjects for Buddhist poetry. Here are four of Chiyo-ni’s butterfly haiku. May they inspire dreams, especially for those of us living in the winter darkness right now.
Mushroom Man
Mycellium have the potential to clean up toxic waste, rein in E. coli, and cure Alzheimer’s disease. Plus they make a mighty fine addition to any stir fry.
Daddy, Can We Have A Blueberry Tree?
When visitors “adopt” their very own blueberry plant, they learn – especially the children – more about the farming life, as well as reaping the rewards by harvesting fresh blueberries.
Breaching
For Birgit Piskor and her friend Perry, a kayaking adventure in pursuit of gray whale sightings off the southern Baja Peninsula turns into a near-deadly encounter with two of the huge mammals.
All Alone in the Night – Our Living Planet
Watch this amazing video called ‘All Alone in the Night’ which is time-lapse footage of the Earth, as seen from the International Space Station. I could wax poetic about this … but as they say, a picture (or in this case a video) is worth a thousand words.