Reefs are being rebuilt along U.S. coastlines, which is good for the oyster. But how does it affect other underwater life? Researchers are listening to find out what animals use the reefs and why.(Image credit: James Morrison/WUNC) via The World Of An Oyster: Scientists Are Using Microphones To Spy On Reef Life — News : NPR
The New Neighbors — Day by Day the Farm Girl Way…
Back in June, we learned that an old friend of FD’s had purchased the farm ground west and south of the pecan orchard. We heard he would be putting in wheat for winter cattle grazing on the upper south fields, and would sprig Bermuda grass on the lower river bottom fields. We were thrilled about […] …
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A Cheetah in grasslands — Light Touch
Masai Mara, Kenya . via A Cheetah in grasslands — Light Touch Magnificent photo of a magnificent creature!
Morning is Coming — Simple. Florida. Pleasures.
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Yes, We Have Pickles — New York State Parks Blog
Long before refrigeration and supermarkets made it possible to get fresh fruits and vegetables from around the world, our predecessors relied upon drying, salting, fermenting, and pickling summer’s bounty for winter meals. Allowing the wind and sun to dry food is the oldest method of food preservation. The Seneca and other New York Native American […] …
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Classicist Mary Beard on Feminism, Online Trolls and What Ancient Rome Can Tell Us About Trump — TIME
Mary Beard is reclining at such a steep angle that her toes hang several feet above her head. Typing leisurely on her laptop, the Cambridge University historian is polishing off a paragraph of her next book on Ancient Rome. It’ll be one more to add to the hundreds of hefty volumes on classics that jostle… via …
Kangaroo Is On The Loose In Austria, Confusing Everybody — News : NPR
Maybe he's trying out for membership in the Royal Lipizzaner Stallions club 🙂 No, that's not a typo. Austria is hunting for a kangaroo of unknown origin that has been seen hopping about in the area of Hellmonsödt. via Kangaroo Is On The Loose In Austria, Confusing Everybody — News : NPR
They survived Pompeii’s explosion, but these historical treasures are now feared lost in Rio’s flames – National Post
via MSN.COM After a huge blaze engulfed the neglected, 200-year-old National Museum of Rio de Janeiro, it is feared that up to 90 per cent of its 20 million artefacts may have been destroyed. Among the priceless artifacts now lost may be Pompeii frescoes that escaped the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. On …
I Swear, I Am One Cocktail Away From Telling Everyone What I Really Think! — Through Open Lens
F/8.0, 1/250, ISO 160. Least Sandpiper A Sandwich walks into a bar.d The bartender says “Sorry, we don’t serve food here” Interesting Fact: Researchers studying Least Sandpipers discovered a new feeding mechanism. While probing damp mud with their bills, the sandpipers use the surface tension of the water to transport prey quickly from their bill …
Feel Good Sunday: Video – APACHE The Shadows — Straight from the Horse’s Heart
https://www.youtube.com/embed/XVXTedziKL0?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent Source: Ine RP Braat “It’s Sunday, it’s your day, it’s time for you to relax and “get your horse on” so we hope that this shared video inspires you to continue your great works and efforts to be the voices for those who are voiceless. Be safe, my friends.” ~ R.T. via Feel Good Sunday: …
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