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Author Archives: Rhona
Clam spotting
A pleasant afternoon in Maple Bay today. Had an enlightening walk on the beach at low tide revisiting some of the bivalves of my youth, and a newcomer. When I were a lass, the Manila clam (Venerupis philippinarum) was everywhere … Continue reading
More bees
Nancy sent me this excellent article about the danger bees are in in this world of industrial farming, dependent on pesticides and monocultures. Several of the points were already made in Michael Pollan’s December article in the New York Times, … Continue reading
The end of the prairie
Sunday’s treat was a trip to Mr Spudd’s Snack Shack, which was busy even before and even after we taxed the kitchen’s assembly skills with our multiple orders for veggie burgers, smokies, monster burgers and the like. A surprising number … Continue reading
Some talk about reading, and an evening walk in the valley
Some interesting discussion yesterday about the different ways of reading: for academic purpose vs for writing. Erin and John talked about their ways of preparing during the writing of a poetry project, reading widely and employing techniques of serendipity, or … Continue reading
News in the news, and devilish fun with translation
In the self-serving-don’t-mess-with-my-lifestyle department, a recent Pew poll says that over half of Americans surveyed don’t feel humans are responsible for global warming. In the interesting angle department, Raj Patel draws some interesting conclusions from a recent Lancet article and … Continue reading