I shouldn’t really like hedges. I should be mentally scarred by them. “Why?”, I hear you ask. Well, if you remember the cheap footballs that used to be standard issue for children, you might also recall their frequent demise when a wayward shot went into a hawthorn or blackthorn hedge. Many a childhood game ended prematurely due to […]Singing …
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Here’s some of the stories that have captured Life & Soul Magazine’s attention this week: Reframed – Women make up less than five percent of US carpenters by trade. By sharing her skills with a group of women apprentices, Patagonia Films meets timber framer Jenna Pollard who is reframing the narrative—one dovetail joint at a […]Microcosm …
By: William E. Simpson II Our history is important when it comes to managing our public lands, natural resources and wildlife. Much of our factual history today is being obscured by the white-noise of ignorance and politics that abounds in the media, where hearsay and monetary-motivated myths are sometimes couched as fact. Some of […]The …
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‘SEXING THE HUMMER’ A GENDER GUIDE TO ABACO’S HUMMINGBIRDS The drastic effects of Hurricane Dorian on Abaco’s birdlife continue, with recent reports suggesting that all species remain affected, and some severely so. However there are signs of a slow improvement, and this good news includes the two hummingbird species, the endemic Bahama Woodstar and the […]‘SEXING …
Piping plovers at Montrose Beach, (c) Chicago Tribune Join RBD volunteers as we unite with the COS to make our beach habitat attractive to the piping plover! In 2019, two of these amazing endangered birds (Monty and Rose) nested at Montrose Beach Dunes for the first time. We hope that they or their offspring will […]Saturday …
Wishing everyone a happy, healthy and prosperous new year ahead! May the road rise up to meet you and may the wind be always at your back (old Irish proverb) My hope for 2022 is for a kinder more compassionate world - we're all in this together.
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