travels, reflections, poems….
Weneg, also known as Uneg, was an Ancient Egyptian God first referenced during the Old Kingdom period (c. 2600 BCE). He was revered as a god of fertility, agriculture, and the renewal of life. The name Weneg translates to “the one who endures” or “the one who is firm,” and he was believed to hold […]
In Honor of Weneg, Mediator of the Gods and Pillar of the Sky — Iseum Sanctuary
Originally posted on The Extinction Chronicles: SPACE10 February 2023 https://www.sciencealert.com/part-of-the-sun-has-broken-off-and-formed-a-vortex-what-the-heck-is-going-on ByMICHELLE STARR Footage of the vortex from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory.?(Dr. Tamitha Skov/Twitter) For all that the Sun is a ubiquitous and vital part of our lives, a lot about it remains baffling. And now it’s done something decidedly peculiar. Material from a filament of…
Part of The Sun Has Broken Off And Formed a Vortex… What The Heck Is Going on? — Exposing the Big Game
Aloha! Let’s hop on a virtual plane and cruise to Hawaii for a tropical visit to a few major islands. Hawaii has approximately 137 islands, many of which are very small. There are eight major islands and we’re going to frolic on the four most commonly visited ones. We are 2,000 miles (3,200 km) west […]
The Hawaiian Islands — Jet Eliot
Sunset over Channel Islands National Park. The palms stand sentinel, with the setting sun. In daylight, people come to play. The vigilant palms, are happy now, with storms, and lots of rain. Cheers to you from the central California coast~
Cali Coast~ —
Carara National Park, Costa Rica
Bird of the Day: Blue-vented Hummingbird — Organikos
Published9 hours ago Share https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-64502365 Related Topics Climate change By Navin Singh Khadka Environment correspondent, BBC World Service We are losing wetlands three times faster than forests, according to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. When it comes to restoring them to their natural state there is one hero with remarkable powers – the beaver. Wetlands […]
How beavers are reviving wetlands — Exposing the Big Game
It is only the white owl
From her tall
Pine
Spire
Who
Might see the pinecone grow
And who
Still remembers
Even now, the snow
Drifting across the misted moon
After the embers
Of centuries
Of dark fire.
It was only
A while ago
Among the gold cliffs
That black ravens sounded their raucous calls
Of wisdom-woven prophecies,
They who brought the end of time, at last,
This time that has drawn to its close,
And now the single petal of the rose
Falls.
There glimmer
Within the universe of beings, the silent
Springing feet of the herd of deer
Bounding ever higher,
Ever fast,
On their journey
Across the snow.
Soon,
In the beginning,
The gold face of the setting sun
Will appear
Through silver sheets of rain that shimmer,
While, in the wandering whiffs
Of bitter smoke, will sound the cries
Of yesteryear,
That linger, still heard, echoing among the far cliffs,
The spirit of days
Gone
By.
Now hills swept with snow
Travel farther back to
The land of mists and magic, flown.
There
The wings of butterflies
Unfold in the dawn,
In the beginning
That knows still the ancient ways
And there along the shore that goes to nowhere
The brave one
Walks on alone
In the far country,
The soul of courage,
Portender of knowledge.
The howl
Of the wolf, ascendant,
Will mark
The moment
When the moon
Rises over fields of stars, when Hanuman, hero
Of the earth and the skies,
In the beginning and the ending,
Brings clouds of peace that shine
Transcendent
Through the living fire of the distant dark.
© Copyright Sharon St Joan, 2023
The Holler after the rains. The birdies are happy, healthy and fat! For the first time we have goldfinch in large numbers, (tap or click to enlarge to see flying bird detail) feasting on a bowl of seeds, along with all the other finches and sparrows. The little black seeds you see scattered all over…
Holler Feeder~ —
Just about every day, one can see heart-wrenching ads on TV about children’s hospitals. No one would disagree that these children and their parents need and deserve help.
However, many people are unaware that the word “research” in the words “research hospital” means animal experimentation.
If you feel that this experimentation is kind and gentle, sorry, but that is not the case. Here is some information about testing on animals:
Go to Humane Society International, then click on “Our Work,” then go to “Animal Testing.”
This is very painful to read, and the photos are disturbing. However, if you are unaware of the cruelty that is never mentioned at all in the ads that present only innocent children – cruelty that is being perpetrated out-of-sight on animals, you may wish to be more informed. That way you can make a conscious decision about whether or not you feel that any good can ever come from inflicting pain and death on innocent animals who have had nothing at all to do with causing human suffering.
Only you can make this decision for yourself, and this is relevant information.
by Sharon St Joan
We’ve gotten lots of rain and more is coming this weekend! The lakes and creeks are filling up, making the critters (and me) happy. I am going to be disappointed in myself if I get these identifications wrong, 109 more words
Hollerites~ —