I love the country! Driving along the backroads, highways & byways of Central Ontario makes me so very grateful I live where I do. Summertime in the fields affords views of lazy haystacks and meandering meadows spotted with cows, horses and sheep. If someone were to ask me 'what do you think heaven looks like?', …
Just like Old Blue Eyes crooned, it's been a good year for roses.
Federal officials on Tuesday said they plan to make another attempt at rescuing a blue whale that has been entangled in a net in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. The 80-foot long blue whale was spotted on Monday caught in crab or fishing lines off the coast of Dana Point in southern… via …
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For me, nothing in the garden is more beautiful then the peony. Maybe it's the memory of my mother's garden in days gone by, but peonies hold a special, central place in my heart, mind and eye when I scan the late spring, early summer garden. Peonies don't last very long, but the flowers do …
It's been so dry of late, so watering in the evenings has been an ongoing, daily ritual. The early Summer garden is taking shape with the pinks/purples/lavenders/peach hues on fantastic display.
So much beauty lies just at the margins of our highways and bi-ways, what look like simple wildflowers are truly elaborate patches and fields of bustling - and buzzing - life. I stopped a few times along our area roadways to capture the smaller worlds of wonder, going about life at their own beautiful, steady …
At The Texas Observer, Asher Elbein writes on how wind farms and White Nose Syndrome are decimating bat populations and why preserving them is critical to the economy and ecosystems of Texas. via Fragile Species: Can Texas Bats Survive an Eastern Plague? — Discover
At Proof, editors and photographers from the vaunted magazine share behind-the-scenes stories about their adventures and reflect on the art of visual storytelling. via Proof: National Geographic Photography Journal — Discover
Andy Murray, currently the third-ranked tennis player in the world, ended his work with his coach Amelie Mauresmo on Monday after his Sunday loss in the Madrid Open final. When Murray hired Mauresmo as his coach in June 2014, he was notably the first male tennis professional to hire a female for the position. According… via …
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Banned pollutant PCB threatens Europe's whales - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-35584213
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