Kt's Nature ID companion: 2011

When we visited my family in the Central Valley this past holiday, Andy took a short run around the couple blocks or so in the neighborhood. While my adoptive kin own large, fancy, enviable houses, Andy noticed razor wire strung along the fence of a daycare center and the homeless people who were very friendly to him. My family joked during lunch that the place he found was a "preparatory" school for what life would be like in prison. Looking back it's not that funny. It's sad. Then, later that evening I listened to stories from cousins about their experiences of loud domestic fights they heard from neighbors, such that police evacuated them in the middle of the night at gunpoint. Homelessness, razor wire around daycares, gunpoint evacuations? This doesn't seem like the US, does it? Do we put up irritating fences to keep people in or to keep them out?

http://hwyfly.blogspot.com/2011/12/little-fence-for-big-horses.html
http://dawn-dancingintherain.blogspot.com/2011/11/on-vision-and-mind.html
http://themaxefiles.blogspot.com/2011/11/urban-prison-3-hemming-us-in.html

And as an extension of these thoughts...
http://66squarefeet.blogspot.com/2011/12/mimi-needs-little-help.html
http://talesfromthecoast.blogspot.com/2011/12/things-happen.html

Friday, November 25, 2011

it's a matter of perspective/perception

http://gowestferalwoman.blogspot.com/2011/11/thankful.html
http://natureinquiries.wordpress.com/2011/11/23/winter-campfire-ahtilas-the-house/

Thursday, November 24, 2011

Happy Thanksgiving!

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

commentary on (over)consumption

http://phyteclub.org/2011/11/23/consume-rhymes-with-doom/
http://gallimaufrylife.blogspot.com/2011/11/heres-something-i-never-thought-would.html

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

snowy owls

Is it just me, or does seeing a white owl remind you of Hedwig and her reproachful looks from Harry Potter? I have another owl list o' links.

http://www.audublog.org/?p=6791
http://baron-troutbirder.blogspot.com/2012/02/owls.html
http://www.thefreequark.com/2012/02/wildlife-photography-ethics-matter/
http://seagullsteve.blogspot.com/2012/01/winter-tour-part-ii-ocean-shores.html
http://blog.patulrichphotography.com/search/label/snowy%20owl
http://billofthebirds.blogspot.com/search/label/snowy%20owl
http://hannibalsanimals.blogspot.com/2011/11/snowy-owl.html
http://jkissnhug.blogspot.com/2011/11/snowy-owl-harrison-twp.html

non-snowys:
http://kadirbekci53.blogspot.com/2011/11/doga-ve-insan.html
http://jkissnhug.blogspot.com/2011/11/barred-owl-on-bittersweet-photo-by.html

Monday, November 21, 2011

examination of leaves

I didn't read these until after I posted my bigleaf maple and CA sycamore.

http://bluejaybarrens.blogspot.com/2011/11/leaves.html
http://tmousecmouse.blogspot.com/2011/11/madrone-or-toyon-youd-think-that-would.html
http://matthewwills.com/2011/11/20/5574/
http://66squarefeet.blogspot.com/2011/11/fall-on-terrace.html

Sunday, November 13, 2011

smuggling and poaching... of insects

While many people associate smuggling with illicit drugs or weapons and poaching with large animals like elephants, tigers, and sharks, few would think these illegal activities occur with insects. Here are examples of ants and butterflies on blogs:

http://antsbeesbutterfliesnature.blogspot.com/2011/11/illegal-ant-smuggling.html
http://myrmecos.net/2011/11/11/ant-smuggler-gerhard-kalytta-is-finally-caught/
http://skepticalmoth.southernfriedscience.com/2011/08/miami-blue/

Friday, November 11, 2011

Veterans Day

Thanks, Dad, Uncle Danny, and Uncle Lynn.

http://aspenimage.blogspot.com/2011/11/veterans-day-usa.html
http://flowerhillfarm.blogspot.com/2011/11/glimpses-from-edge-wildlife-sanctuary.html
http://hwyfly.blogspot.com/2011/11/veterans-day-111111.html
http://belfiebird.blogspot.com/2011/11/remembering-those-who-gave-so-much.html
http://flightplot.wordpress.com/2011/11/11/remembrance-day-2011/

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Occupy the Nation

Yep, I'm a little slow on catching up with this movement. From what I've read, I agree with most of the principles. However, the specific goals as presented by the media, e.g., total debt forgiveness and $20 minimum wage, seem ill-informed.

official sites:
http://occupywallst.org/
http://www.occupythenation.com/resources/6-principles-of-solidarity-working-draft

other 99, NOT the current protest movement:
http://www.whatisthe99.com/about.html
http://the99percent.com/
http://www.99wallstreet.com/

blogs:
http://jeffputz.com/blog/when-the-only-story-is-civil-disobedience-you-have-an-annoyance-not-a-movement
http://www.soenyun.com/Blog/2011/11/23/proper-pesticide-application/
http://drystonegarden.com/index.php/2011/11/occupy-oakland-with-gardens/
http://littermob.blogspot.com/2011/11/occupy-woodland.html
http://myrmecos.net/2011/11/20/i-was-wrong-about-occupydavis/
http://deepseanews.com/2011/11/octopi-wall-street/
http://deepseanews.com/2011/10/we-are-the-99/
http://myrmecos.net/2011/10/30/why-i-support-the-99-movement/
http://drystonegarden.com/index.php/2011/10/occupied-berkeley/
http://hwyfly.blogspot.com/2011/10/99.html

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Halloween

Is it just me, or is Halloween becoming a bigger "holiday" these days?

http://falltoclimb.wordpress.com/2011/10/31/happy-halloween/
http://curbstonevalley.com/blog/?p=8068
http://phyteclub.org/2011/10/31/acid-casualties-claviceps-purpurea-and-the-salem-witch-trials/
http://marinecology.blogspot.com/2011/10/happy-halloween-wildlife-cam-style.html
http://bluejaybarrens.blogspot.com/2011/10/halloween-2011.html
http://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2011/10/scaring-ducks.html
http://shootingmyuniverse.blogspot.com/2011/11/el-dia-de-los-muertos.html
http://shootingmyuniverse.blogspot.com/2011/10/happy-halloween.html
http://nwdragonflier.blogspot.com/2011/10/halloween-fun.html
http://www.audublog.org/?p=6126

Sunday, October 30, 2011

pensive about blogging

Here's a collection of sites as a continuation of my thoughts around am I doing the right thing with this blog?, PSA or good marketing ploy?, and the fact I recently realized I've already used 60% of my free google 1024MB photo storage. I spend a healthy chunk of my spare time working on my main blog Nature ID, and so it's only natural that I'd also consider the larger context in which I blog.

I now understand that TIME IS THE ONLY NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCE IN ANY OF OUR LIVES...
online frivolity - blah
money - blah
forests and natural areas - blah
relationships - blah
health - maybe blah... if you have the money.

I came late on the scene of blogging starting early May of 2009. In some ways, it's changed my life. Blogging is still merely a hobby for me and a way for me to share what I've found about nature. I prefer reading homegrown blogs versus those which are paid in some way. I love the diversity of personalities that show up on personal blogs. Unfortunately, I've had to delete some blog followings, because google has limited me to 300. Of course reading, er, rather, perusing 300 blogs takes TIME. Smile... snapshot.... Huh? I haven't taken the time to figure out why some still show up in my reader and some are automatically added or deleted.

The links below do not show the full addresses (as has become my practice for this companion blog), because I have notations for myself in each descriptor that doesn't always show in the address.

Anonymous Entomological Punditry on the Internet by the Bug Girl godmother of blogging
say everything, how blogging began, what it's becoming, and why it matters - the book
Blogging with integrity by Southern Fried Scientist
The PepsiGate linkfest by some godfather of blogging
A Farewell to Scienceblogs: The Changing Science Blogging Ecosystem
Young or otherwise inexperienced science bloggers: where do we fit in?
Scientific American blog network - hmph! not personal at all

Monday, October 24, 2011

it's foggy

http://squirrelsview.blogspot.com/2011/10/staufers-marsh.html
http://jwallphoto.blogspot.com/2011/10/gray-canadians.html
http://beyondmygarden.blogspot.com/2011/10/foggy-morning.html
http://dawn-dancingintherain.blogspot.com/2011/10/rocket-girl.html

Friday, October 21, 2011

difficulty IDing

For some reason, it's reassuring to know that other bloggers, whom I respect very much, also have difficulty with IDs from time to time.

http://bluejaybarrens.blogspot.com/2011/10/lavender-aster.html
http://natureofaman.blogspot.com/2011/10/in-lands-of-mono.html

Thursday, October 20, 2011

a reminder

Sunday, October 16, 2011

stinky stapelias and other rotten smelling flowers

http://www.therainforestgarden.com/2011/10/absolutely-true-tale-of-evil-carrion.html
http://bugyou.blogspot.com/2011/10/some-flowers-for-october-part-1.html
http://www.realmonstrosities.com/2011/10/stapeliad-by-any-other-name-would-smell.html
http://www.soenyun.com/Blog/2011/10/14/october-bloom-day/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nativeorchids/5865785534/in/photostream/

Friday, October 7, 2011

R.I.P. Steve Jobs

http://jeffputz.com/blog/insanely-great
http://biobabbler.blogspot.com/2011/10/okay-that-was-weird-steve-jobs-dies-i.html
http://birdsfod.blogspot.com/2011/10/green-woodpecker-forest-of-dean_06.html
http://myrmecos.net/2011/10/05/steve-jobs-1955-2011-stay-hungry-stay-foolish/
http://hiramtom.blogspot.com/2011/10/rip-steve-jobs.html
http://membracid.wordpress.com/2011/10/05/isad/
http://www.forbes.com/sites/toddessig/2011/10/07/how-to-stay-hungry-stay-foolish-fixing-steve-jobs-commencement-advice/

Friday, September 30, 2011

fungus amongus, part 2

It seems early to me, but our fungal friends (and their inhabitants) are already appearing. To see part 1 from this past January, click here.

http://bluejaybarrens.blogspot.com/2011/10/orange-fungi.html
http://squirrelsview.blogspot.com/2011/10/m-is-for-colorful-and-odd-shaped.html
http://www.fungiphilia.com/2011/10/yellow-parasol-leucocoprinus-birnbaumii.html
http://www.fungiphilia.com/2011/10/painted-bolete-suillus-pictus.html
http://bugtracks.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/stinkhorns/
http://juliezickefoose.blogspot.com/2011/09/are-you-seeing-amanitas.html
http://bugtracks.wordpress.com/2011/09/04/life-on-a-bolete/
http://blog.mycology.cornell.edu/?p=1676
http://bluejaybarrens.blogspot.com/2011/09/coral-fungi.html
http://shootingmyuniverse.blogspot.com/2011/09/forest-floor.html
http://bluejaybarrens.blogspot.com/2011/09/giant-puffball.html

Friday, September 23, 2011

autumnal equinox

http://natureid.blogspot.com/2011/09/bull-thistle-091711-wilder-ranch.html
http://jwallphoto.blogspot.com/2011/09/equinoctial-bliss.html
http://matthewwills.com/2011/09/23/autumn-begins/
http://hiramtom.blogspot.com/2011/09/its-autumn.html
http://flowerhillfarm.blogspot.com/2011/09/autumn-equinox-jewels.html

Monday, September 19, 2011

cool animal posts that caught my attention on the blogosphere

Instead of my usual non-descriptive animals I don't see everyday, I thought I'd start a new string. Here's what caught my attention this week:

http://www.walkthewilderness.net/2011/09/jackals-feasting-on-chital-carcass.html
http://natureofaman.blogspot.com/2011/09/always-put-collars-on-your-kitties.html
http://insearchofnature.blogspot.com/2011/09/macro-inverts.html

Sunday, September 18, 2011

holding the moon

When I first saw the idea on Julie's blog of photographing the moon in such a way that it looks like one is holding it, I thought "cool!" Allison at this gallimaufry life did a great job at it.

http://gallimaufrylife.blogspot.com/2011/09/have-you-ever-caught-moon.html
http://juliezickefoose.blogspot.com/2010/09/pawpaw-festival_23.html

Sunday, September 11, 2011

blue eyes

http://beyondmygarden.blogspot.com/2011/09/blue-eyed-invader.html
http://cabinetofcuriosities-greenfingers.blogspot.com/2011/09/bright-eyes.html

Thursday, September 8, 2011

stone Buddhas not in the snow

For the title see my original post.

http://tmousecmouse.blogspot.com/2011/09/picture-this-competition-sage-buddha.html

Monday, September 5, 2011

bull moose and elk

http://jwallphoto.blogspot.com/2011/10/tomales-point.html
http://carinbondar.com/2011/09/wanted-ecologist-must-love-moose/
http://jimcoda.wordpress.com/2011/09/06/bull-tule-elk-during-the-rut/
http://jwallphoto.blogspot.com/2011/09/bull-doggin.html
http://blog.patulrichphotography.com/2011/09/pair-of-moose-grand-teton-national-park.html
http://wildinidaho.blogspot.com/2011/09/lot-of-bull.html

Sunday, September 4, 2011

Indian pipes and related

Monotropa spp.

http://phyteclub.org/2011/08/24/indian-pipe-not-for-smoking/
http://getyourbotanyon.blogspot.com/2011/08/monotropa-hypopithys-pinesap.html

Saturday, September 3, 2011

unusual caterpillars

Friday, September 2, 2011

links I like

I'm moving this from my sidebar to a post entry. These are not necessarily blog posts and the links are too long to show the addresses.

Thursday, September 1, 2011

BS, MS, PhD, and beyond

Simply contemplating. Am not up for writing about my academic life story here, how I came to the decisions I did, nor how I may change my mind. This is somewhat a follow-up to my women is science list o' links, part 1 and part 2.

what started my looking back through blogs, Chris at The Skeptical Moth's post:
http://skepticalmoth.southernfriedscience.com/2011/08/women-in-science/

a nice series of what it means to go on to get a graduate degree, Bug Girl's Blog:
http://membracid.wordpress.com/2011/06/12/how-undergraduate-and-graduate-school-are-different/
http://membracid.wordpress.com/2011/06/05/the-phd-question/
http://membracid.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/did-the-phd-kill-the-masters-degree/
http://membracid.wordpress.com/2011/06/26/choosing-a-graduate-program-and-advisor/
http://membracid.wordpress.com/2007/07/28/academia-is-a-cult/

BugGirl's links:
http://www.phd-survey.org/advice/advice.htm
http://depts.washington.edu/envision/phd/obtaining_phd/program_questions.html
http://jcs.biologists.org/content/121/11/1771.full
http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/previous_issues/articles/2008_02_15/caredit_a0800025
http://blog.biodata.com/2011/06/26/why-your-mentor-sucks-and-how-to-fix-it/

Personal grad school experience from TGIQ at Fall to Climb:
http://thebuggeek.com/2012/03/05/undergraduate-advising/
http://falltoclimb.wordpress.com/2011/03/05/2354/

Where does a woman go from there:
(an excellent discussion) http://scienceblogs.com/myrmecos/2010/04/what_happens_to_women_in_acade.php
http://www.biodiversityinfocus.com/blog/2010/04/21/when-you-have-seen-one-ant-one-blog-one-tree-you-have-not-seen-them-all/
(for comments) http://scienceblogs.com/myrmecos/2010/04/the_phylogeny_of_bug_blogging.php#comments
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2008/07/03/the-chicken-the-egg-the-woman-in-science/
http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2011/5/23/graduate-harvard-students-childcare/

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

white versions

http://georgeruns.wordpress.com/2011/07/07/albinoes/
http://natureid.blogspot.com/search/label/*%20%20white%20versions

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

wildfires

I thought about collecting Hurricane Irene, but those have usually been post series for every blogger who's been affected. It would be an incredibly long list. Instead, I'll virtually collect another natural occurrence: wildfire. I suspect I'll be adding to this. A little trivia about me - I left a "dream" job after one month, because I realized no job is ever worth dying in a wildfire. They are hella scary!

http://gowestferalwoman.blogspot.com/2011/09/and-all-is-okay-in-our-part-of-world.html
http://deborahsmall.wordpress.com/2011/08/29/fire-season-from-front-porch/
http://biobabbler.blogspot.com/2011/08/heli-bellies-motor-fire-flame-add-yes.html
http://bigsurkate.wordpress.com/2011/08/28/argyle-fire/

Monday, August 29, 2011

recommended ID books and sites, part 2

Click here to see part 1.

http://natureid.blogspot.com/2012/05/hairy-pink-052812-fort-ord.html
http://natureid.blogspot.com/2011/06/valley-garter-snake-061011-pinnacles.html
http://www.birdsonthebrain.com/i-and-the-bird-134-a-birders-library/
http://camissonia.blogspot.com/2011/08/eastern-sierras-south-lake-lake-sabrina.html

Thursday, August 25, 2011

orchids

I can't believe I haven't collected these before now. Again, these are only the ones I happened to come across from reading blogs:

http://bluejaybarrens.blogspot.com/2011/10/great-plains-ladies-tresses-still.html
http://bluejaybarrens.blogspot.com/2011/09/first-of-last-spiranthes-orchids.html
http://66squarefeet.blogspot.com/2011/09/orchids-in-queens.html
http://biobabbler.blogspot.com/2011/09/white-rein-orchid-or-sierra-bog-orchid.html

http://bluejaybarrens.blogspot.com/2010/08/spiranthes-orchid-time.html

http://orchidcrossley.blogspot.com/2010/08/two-sunny-days-heather-elusive-orchid.html

http://natureid.blogspot.com/search/label/orchid%20family

http://plantsarethestrangestpeople.blogspot.com/2011/04/pretty-picture-phragmipedium-cardinale.html

http://jwallphoto.blogspot.com/2011/04/owls-orchids-ospreys.html

http://bluejaybarrens.blogspot.com/2011/05/topsy-turvey-slippers.html

http://matthewwills.com/2010/06/14/my-ladys-slippers/

http://aeshnacaerulea.blogspot.com/2011/06/mystery-plant-update.html

http://orchidcrossley.blogspot.com/2011/07/some-uncommon-finds.html

http://winterwoman.net/2011/07/30/broadleafhelleborine/

http://floraofohio.blogspot.com/2011/08/life-plant-numero-uno-prairie-fringed.html

http://orchidcrossley.blogspot.com/2011/08/its-almost-end-of-our-orchid-season.html

http://peonyden.blogspot.com/2011/08/better-weather-better-photos-of-bird.html

http://jwallphoto.blogspot.com/2011/08/hornswoggled.html

http://floraofohio.blogspot.com/2011/08/plethora-of-platanthera-orchids.html

http://peonyden.blogspot.com/2011/08/two-new-species-of-orchids-for-me.html

http://phyteclub.org/2011/08/19/the-sierra-nevada-dont-call-them-bugs/

http://camissonia.blogspot.com/2011/08/eastern-sierras-south-lake-lake-sabrina.html

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

entomophagy

I actually have a couple blog posts that I remember reading, but I can't seem to find them now.

http://thedragonflywoman.com/2011/08/19/friday-5-edible-insects/

Monday, August 22, 2011

carnival poppy vs. cream cup

carnival poppy, narrow-leaved meconella
Meconella linearis, Hesperomecon linearis, Platystigma linearis
http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=10925

http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/img_query?rel-taxon=contains&where-taxon=Hesperomecon+linearis|Meconella+linearis

http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?Meconella+linearis
http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_cpn.pl?28048&expand=1 (H. linearis)
http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_cpn.pl?38668&expand=1 (P. linearis)

http://biobabbler.blogspot.com/2011/05/botanical-quiz-2-do-list-photo-may-day.html
http://biobabbler.blogspot.com/p/plants.html

http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Meconella%20linearis
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23326361@N04/3464035783/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25811112@N04/2453990980/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jkirkhart35/2375874339/in/photostream (incorrect?)

cream cups
Platystemon californicus
http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=6635

http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/img_query?rel-taxon=contains&where-taxon=Platystemon+californicus

http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?Platystemon+californicus
http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_cpn.pl?38664&expand=1 (synonyms)

http://dipperanch.blogspot.com/2011/04/wildflower-hotspots-of-santa-cruz.html
http://rootedincalifornia.blogspot.com/2010/06/san-pablo-reservoir.html

http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Platystemon%20californicus
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25811112@N04/2453195589/

Sunday, August 21, 2011

what's idyllic?

http://www.soenyun.com/Blog/2011/08/21/garden-on-the-edge/
http://baron-troutbirder.blogspot.com/2011/08/progress.html

Thursday, July 21, 2011

women in science, part 2

Gone are the days of geekiness. Welcome beautifully multifaceted women in science:

Dr. Carin Bondar
Science Goddess Joanne Manaster
Observations of a Nerd Christie Wilcox
The Dragonfly Woman Christine L. Goforth
Fall to Climb TGIQ Crystal Ernst
The Marvelous in Nature Seabrooke Leckie
Bug Girl
Weird Bug Lady Brigette
Middle of Everywhere Ranger Shaina Niehans
Biobabbler

(click here for my original post)

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

frogs and toads in windows and doors

http://camissonia.blogspot.com/2011/07/whos-that-froggy-in-window.html
http://run-a-roundranch.blogspot.com/2011/07/randomocity.html

Sunday, July 17, 2011

testing labels for index

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

4th of July

http://simplycoastal.blogspot.com/2011/07/independence-day.html
http://shootingmyuniverse.blogspot.com/2011/07/4th-of-july.html
http://matthewwills.com/2011/07/04/happy/
http://tmousecmouse.blogspot.com/2011/07/red-white-and-blue.html
http://www.audublog.org/?p=5627
http://jimcoda.wordpress.com/2011/07/04/independence-day-and-our-nations-symbol/

Sunday, July 3, 2011

what's happening to our oceans

http://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2011/07/extinction-event-in-microcosm.html
http://matthewwills.com/2011/06/22/acid-trip/

Monday, June 20, 2011

Pacific chorus frog stuff

Since I'm raising Pacific chorus frog tadpoles right now, I'm making a list o' links to reference:

http://www.californiaherps.com/frogs/pages/p.sierra.html
http://www.mister-toad.com/PacificTreeFrog.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Tree_Frog
http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/16494768_JnEqP#1241414607_4bYHZ
http://www.treewalkers.org/operation-frog-pond
http://www.frogforum.net/care-articles-frogs/2745-pacific-chorus-frog.html
http://www.jeffcook.com/hbpond.shtml
http://animal-world.com/encyclo/fresh/plants/StemPlants/WaterMilfoil.php

Saturday, June 4, 2011

testing file sizes

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Friday, April 22, 2011

Earth Day

ps - It also happens to be Good Friday this year. In a weird way, I see these two as being comparable.

Monday, April 18, 2011

garden gnomes

I know there's been another recent gnome post, but I can't seem to remember who posted it. Ah, my memory is starting to go, hence my list o' links:

http://gallimaufrylife.blogspot.com/2011/04/i-couldnt-resist-begging-hubby-to-pull.html
http://phyteclub.org/2011/03/27/priapus-lives/

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

trust/faith and other seemingly random topics

... in its many cultural incarnations:

http://gallimaufrylife.blogspot.com/2011/04/secret-garden-door.html
http://seagullsteve.blogspot.com/2011/04/hybrids-open-up-door.html
http://www.biodiversityinfocus.com/blog/2011/04/13/the-end-is-near/
http://plantsarethestrangestpeople.blogspot.com/2011/04/music-video-titus-jones-college-is.html
http://www.patriciaklichen.com/2011/04/nick-valerie-true-story.html
http://gretchenjoanna.blogspot.com/2011/04/listening-at-end-of-lent.html

Saturday, April 9, 2011

CA weather in April

To see March, click here. To see February, click here. To see January, click here. Our unusual spring continues:

http://camissonia.blogspot.com/2011/04/speechless-saturday-snow-in-socal-in.html
http://bigsurkate.wordpress.com/2011/04/08/schizophrenic-spring/

Sunday, April 3, 2011

wild eating, part 2

Click here to see part 1.

http://californianativegardendesign.blogspot.com/2011/12/native-plants-healthy-diet.html
http://etmarciniec.com/2010/05/julia-childs-potato-leek-soup-with-dandelions.html
http://sfcompact.blogspot.com/2011/02/press-and-fun-fact.html
http://sfcompact.blogspot.com/2009/01/invasive-species-diet.html

Saturday, April 2, 2011

sky lupine vs. bluebonnets

Here TX is ahead of CA:

http://run-a-roundranch.blogspot.com/2011/03/practically-texas-trademark.html
http://natureid.blogspot.com/2010/05/sky-lupine-lupinus-nanus-fabaceae-it.html

Friday, April 1, 2011

attached insects

No, this is not an April Fool's Day post. These are real:

http://www.youtube.com/user/MarkWMoffett#p/a/u/1/h_JarbNaQ10
http://biobabbler.blogspot.com/2011/03/2-of-freakiest-life-history-strategies.html
http://nwdragonflier.blogspot.com/2011/03/somebody-lost-her-head.html

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Hebrew character moths

I really like the look of these UK moths:

http://billsbirding.blogspot.com/2011/02/last-night.html
http://martinsmoths.blogspot.com/2011/03/tea-time.html
http://martinsmoths.blogspot.com/2008/09/distinguished-character.html

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

unusual and beautiful blues

Blue is my favorite color, so it always catches my eye when I see it in blogs where I don't expect to see it:

http://peonyden.blogspot.com/2011/04/final-look-at-mystery-blue-fungus.html
http://peonyden.blogspot.com/2011/04/mystery-of-blue-fungus-solved.html
http://peonyden.blogspot.com/2011/03/eriochilus-petricola-at-granite-falls.html
http://nwdragonflier.blogspot.com/2011/02/zenithoptera-morpho-of-dragonflies.html
http://plantsarethestrangestpeople.blogspot.com/2011/03/phalaenopsi-trocity.html

Blue tits are really cute birds:
http://dreamfalcon.wordpress.com/2011/03/27/nesting-season-blue-tit/
http://fabirding.blogspot.com/2011/03/mossy-mouthful.html
http://fabearlybirder.blogspot.com/2011/03/nest-building-continues.html
http://birdsfod.blogspot.com/2010/12/blue-tit-forest-of-dean.html

Saturday, March 26, 2011

gearing up for Easter

We like dying and eating eggs for Easter and I'm starting a collection for later reference:

http://gretchenjoanna.blogspot.com/2009/04/trio-of-pretty-eggs.html
http://murdochbooks.squarespace.com/365-challenge/25-march-hard-boiled-eggs-with-mayonnaise.html
http://curbstonevalley.com/blog/?p=5089
http://gretchenjoanna.blogspot.com/2011/02/chinese-tea-eggs.html
http://natureid.blogspot.com/search/label/*%20%20easter

Thursday, March 24, 2011

super moon

While I'm not that into stars and the moon (I often cannot see beyond the fog and overcast skies), I have noticed last fall and this spring seem to have created some flurry of notice. Unfortunately, I've only managed to remember one post so far:

http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/2011/03/super-moon.html

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

CA weather in March

Snow in Yosemite and massive landslide towards Big Sur creates difficulties for locals. Despite our digital age, we still need roads to get around... like getting to work, getting mail, grocery shopping, and er, um, taking showers:
http://bigsurkate.wordpress.com/2011/03/26/one-hour-opening-in-southern-slide-today-326/
http://biobabbler.blogspot.com/2011/03/yosemite-storm-park-still-power-less.html
http://bigsurkate.wordpress.com/2011/03/17/highway-one-closure-indefinite/

water spout off the coast:
http://bigsurkate.wordpress.com/2011/03/25/miscellaneous-weather-photos-in-big-sur/

rain in SoCal:
http://www.photographyontherun.com/MostRainInLosAngelesDuringALaNinaInTheLast60Years.aspx

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

bones

http://coo.fieldofscience.com/2011/03/origins-day-in-broom-room.html
http://natureofaman.blogspot.com/2011/03/csi-edgewood.html
http://dipperanch.blogspot.com/2011/01/bone-yard.html
http://dailyyarnsnmore.blogspot.com/2011/03/found-skull.html
http://skevsblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/messing-about-with-barn-owl-vomit.html
http://skevsblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/shrewd-move-down-lane.html

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

bobcats

While I have spotted a young mountain lion before, it's my goal to see a bobcat. I think bobcats look different depending on where they live. Subspecies anyone?

I think John, Jen at Owl and Wildcat, Pat, and Jim all photograph in Tennessee Valley and Point Reyes in Marin County, just north of San Francisco:
http://jimcoda.wordpress.com/2011/03/16/a-bobcat-moves-through-a-grassy-field/
http://jwallphoto.blogspot.com/2011/03/tv-drama.html
http://jwallphoto.blogspot.com/2011/01/photographers-5-bobcats-2.html
http://theowlandthewildcat.blogspot.com/2011/02/wildlife-wonders-close-to-home.html
http://blog.patulrichphotography.com/2011/02/bobcat-in-bushes-tennessee-valley.html
http://blog.patulrichphotography.com/2011/02/my-wifes-first-bobcat-encounter.html
http://jimcoda.wordpress.com/2011/02/13/bobcat-hunting-gophers/
http://jimcoda.wordpress.com/2011/02/03/bobcat-point-reyes-national-seashore-marin-county-california-2/
http://jimcoda.wordpress.com/2010/10/18/bobcat-marin-county-california/

Clare at Curbstone is in the Santa Cruz Mountains:
http://curbstonevalley.com/blog/?p=3902

David at Tree in the Door lives in or near Yosemite:
http://treeinthedoorvideo.blogspot.com/2011/02/lower-falls-bobcat.html
http://treeinthedoorvideo.blogspot.com/2011/02/bobcat.html
http://treeinthedoorvideo.blogspot.com/2010/07/backyard-bobcat.html

Ken at Nature of A Man does cam traps in Mono (near Yosemite) and Tehachapi (further south):
http://natureofaman.blogspot.com/2011/11/who-chews-ii.html
http://natureofaman.blogspot.com/2011/03/3-cool-cats.html

Carol at Flowerhill Farm lives farthest away in Massachusetts:
http://flowerhillfarm.blogspot.com/2010/09/thrilling-and-most-unexpected-guest.html

Sunday, March 13, 2011

tsunami

http://www.soenyun.com/Blog/2011/03/12/just-a-small-tsunami/
http://www.audublog.org/?p=5215
http://www.pacificgrove.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=920&sid=ea10fade902008fe08c6cc1472824742
http://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2011/03/escape-route.html
http://rockpaperlizard.blogspot.com/2011/03/ones-heart-aches.html

http://www.audublog.org/?p=5183
http://www.audublog.org/?p=5186
http://bigsurkate.wordpress.com/2011/03/12/theres-an-app-for-that/
http://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2011/03/earth-moved.html
http://mlmlblog.wordpress.com/2011/03/11/tsunami-status-for-moss-landing-marine-labs/
http://deepseanews.com/2011/03/first-thoughts-on-honshu-tsunami/
http://scienceblogs.com/observations/2011/03/watching_the_ripples.php
http://biobabbler.blogspot.com/2011/03/lots-of-videos-of-89-quake-in-japan.html

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

got wood?

http://peplers.blogspot.com/2011/03/more-chainsawing-logs.html
http://gallimaufrylife.blogspot.com/2011/03/cords-of-wood-lined-up-along-railroad.html

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

owls and more owls

Funny how folks post similar things at the same time:

http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/2011/03/world-bird-sanctuary-at-carpenter.html
http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/2011/03/masters-of-sky.html
http://birdsfod.blogspot.com/2011/03/barn-owl.html
http://www.musicofnature.org/home/owl_and_elk/

Monday, March 7, 2011

when cam traps fail

I very much enjoy cam traps (see my previous post), but I see they're sometimes a pain:

http://cameratrappingcampus.blogspot.com/2011/09/bobcats-in-mist.html
http://massanuttengametrails.blogspot.com/2011/04/tragic-end.html
http://massanuttengametrails.blogspot.com/2011/03/mixed-bag.html
http://natureofaman.blogspot.com/2011/03/pffzzzt-glug-glug.html

Saturday, March 5, 2011

Pinnacles through blogs

If anyone knows of other blog posts that mention visits to Pinnacles, I'd love to hear from you.

http://back40feet.blogspot.com/2011/12/more-pinnacles-condor-gulch-to-high.html
http://back40feet.blogspot.com/2011/12/pinnacles-national-monument-moses.html
http://breadonthewater.blogspot.com/2010/03/weather-wasnt-promising.html
http://drystonegarden.com/index.php/2011/01/pinnacles/
http://tmousecmouse.blogspot.com/2010/04/wildflower-hunting-at-pinnacles.html
http://natureid.blogspot.com/search/label/x%3A%20%20Pinnacles%20Nat%27l%20Monument%20-%20west
http://natureid.blogspot.com/search/label/x%3A%20%20Pinnacles%20Nat%27l%20Monument%20-%20east

related topics for my own reference...

damselflies:
http://nwdragonflier.blogspot.com/2011/02/rubyspot-up-close-and-personal.html

cat/coyote scat:
http://dipperanch.blogspot.com/2011/01/coyotes-are-omnivores.html

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

both sides of cockroach survival

http://mobugs.blogspot.com/2011/02/simandoa-cockroach.html
http://dragonflywoman.wordpress.com/2011/02/28/nuclear_roaches/

Monday, February 28, 2011

snow in CA where it usually doesn't

Wild wacky weather. Mid-70's in January and now snow at sea level in February. When I think of snow in California, I usually think of the Sierra Nevadas, the Grapevine, and Mt. Shasta. We had quite the hype of snow forecast in the area from Friday to Saturday. While we got a small dusting here along the Monterey Bay (sorry, no pics), some places got a little more and some places got none:

http://bigsurkate.wordpress.com/2011/02/28/snow-in-the-santa-lucia-mountain/
http://curbstonevalley.com/blog/?p=4813
http://www.photographyontherun.com/LookingForSnowInTheSantaMonicaMountains.aspx
http://randyswaypoints.blogspot.com/2011/02/murietta-fall.html
http://camissonia.blogspot.com/2011/02/mission-san-fernando-rey-de-espana.html
http://tmousecmouse.blogspot.com/2011/02/snow-february-26-2011.html
http://bigsurkate.wordpress.com/2011/02/26/winter-wonderland/
http://back40feet.blogspot.com/2011/02/there-wasnt-any-snow-in-back-40.html
http://northleftcoastblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/snow.html

earlier:
http://jwallphoto.blogspot.com/2011/02/snow-on-mt-tam-closer-view.html
http://jwallphoto.blogspot.com/2011/02/snow-on-mt-tamalpais.html

Friday, February 25, 2011

first moths of the year

http://skevsblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/more-on-acleris-sp.html
http://deansdailydiary.blogspot.com/2011/02/sorted.html
http://themarvelousinnature.wordpress.com/2011/02/25/first-moth/
http://skevsblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/garden-county-british-moth-tick.html
http://surreymothing.blogspot.com/2011/02/march-comes-early-in-surrey.html
http://surreymothing.blogspot.com/2011/02/february-moths-bills-stolen-best-title.html
http://billsbirding.blogspot.com/2011/02/last-night.html
http://billsbirding.blogspot.com/2011/02/this-isnt-hobby-anymore.html
http://skevsblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/scaly-slimey.html

Thursday, February 24, 2011

PSA or good marketing ploy?

edited 02/25/11 - I have really mixed feelings (read: good and bad) about promotion and advertising in blogs, especially nature blogs. I certainly promote websites, books, and places I find useful... and, no, I'm not savvy enough to get paid or free stuff for my promotions. While I'm impressed with the power of getting the word out for causes, it always startles me a bit when I see product placements in my reader. I'm talking about actual content, not those cheesy google ads to the side and below posts. Speaking of those cheesy google ads, does anyone actually make money off those, besides google? It helps when people post disclosures that they may be getting free products or paid for their reviews, but they're often hidden. The blog posts below are for my own reference and their inclusion is in no way intended as a slight to any of the bloggers. The fact that I even have these listed is because I like and follow their blogs.

PSA:
http://deepseanews.com/2011/03/scripps-library-update/
http://biobabbler.blogspot.com/2011/02/uh-not-usually-bully-pulpit-kinda.html
http://birdsfod.blogspot.com/2011/02/we-are-winners.html
http://birdsfod.blogspot.com/2011/02/chaffinch-forest-of-dean-hoof_16.html
http://aeshnacaerulea.blogspot.com/2011/02/if-you-go-down-to-woods-today.html
http://plantsarethestrangestpeople.blogspot.com/2011/02/iowa-grandmother-speaks-in-favor-of-gay.html

product placement and discussion:
http://plantsarethestrangestpeople.blogspot.com/p/patsp-product-review-and-guest-post.html
http://pocahontascofare.blogspot.com/2011/03/rethinking-my-web-presence.html
http://phyteclub.org/2011/02/24/message-in-a-bottle-abita-brewings-save-our-shore-pilsner/
http://deepseanews.com/2011/02/thar-she-blows-a-tissue/
http://plantsarethestrangestpeople.blogspot.com/2011/02/book-review-soil-mates-by-sara-alway.html
http://myrmecos.wordpress.com/2010/07/10/the-scienceblogs-fiasco-and-the-future-of-myrmecos/
http://bugeric.blogspot.com/2010/06/spideridentificationorg.html
http://thezenofmotherhood.blogspot.com/2001/01/reviews.html

AdSense (aka cheesy google ads):
http://plantsarethestrangestpeople.blogspot.com/2011/01/unfinished-business-ads.html

ad-free blog:
http://tmousecmouse.blogspot.com/2010/11/ad-free-blog.html

embedded links:
http://natureid.blogspot.com/2010/05/where-am-i-going-with-this.html

Friday, February 18, 2011

animals I don't see everyday, part 2

Click here to see my original post.

I'm discovering folks are starting to read my list o' links. So, instead of merely adding and re-posting older lists, I'm going to do parts.

http://nature-stop.blogspot.com/2011/02/wild-elephants-at-kaziranga-national.html
http://msuhyenas.blogspot.com/2011/02/baby-boom.html
http://hannibalsanimals.blogspot.com/2011/02/vanity.html

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

cute coots

As I've said before this is a place for me to log specific pages for later:

http://birdsfod.blogspot.com/2011/02/coot-boating-lake-lydney.html
http://rockpaperlizard.blogspot.com/2011/02/coot-love.html
http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/2010/spohnhol_cait/reproduction.htm
http://www.arkive.org/american-coot/fulica-americana/factsheet
http://www.beakycoot.com/misinformation.html

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