Of all the coneflowers, in all the gardens, you fly onto mine

I haven't seen many butterflies thus far this year, so a few days ago I was excited to be  treated to a wonderful scene on my garden coneflower.  This beauty alighted and fed for a long time, but she wasn't alone as another little flying beauty was also admiring the echinacea. The monarch and the …

The philosophy of Hume

A thought-provoking article posted on Aeon.co, written by Julian Baggini is an excellent treatise on the relevance, and need, for the philosophy of Hume and others, and how philosophy can serve us well in this age of skepticism, individualism, and the need for genuine human sympathy. Socrates died by drinking hemlock, condemned to death by …

Rob Sharp thanks 6 government employees for commenting as “BLMOREGON” under BLM Oregon’s ovariectomy via colpotomy youtube video — Straight from the Horse’s Heart

This practice is downright medieval and barbaric.  If you care at all about animals and animal welfare, please read the information below and do what you can to support wild horse advocates in their efforts to stand up to the Bureau of Land Management and put an end to this cruel and totally unnecessary sterilization …

Morty is full of hot air – Turbo Jet (Vacuum) Air! — THE ROOST

Greetings to all my favorite parrot friends! Alexa is in a mood after she rolled under the couch. She blames me for her clumsiness! Good help is hard to find these days! Recently, I received an interesting letter from a parrot owner. Dear Morty, I live in a three bedroom home and have ten parrots. […] …

The Story of Pumpkin, Mini Dwarf Pony Who Could Barely Walk Finally Gets To Run — Straight from the Horse’s Heart

https://www.youtube.com/embed/qcBeQF6zB9I?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent Source: The Dodo This mini dwarf pony was born barely able to walk, and she had to be carried everywhere and kept inside all the time so that she wouldn’t hurt herself. Today on Comeback Kids: Animal Edition, watch how Pumpkin’s family went above and beyond to give her new legs — and a …

Case of the deadly walrus: Churchill Mountie only officer killed on duty by wild animal – CBC NEWS

by Darren Bernhardt Being an RCMP officer is a dangerous line of work, fraught with unpredictable situations like armed criminals, drug smugglers, harsh environments, high-speed chases and angry … walruses? The latter might sound light-hearted but only one Mountie in the history of Canada's national police force, dating back to 1873, has died on duty …