tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62419271223566552382024-03-14T01:26:15.846-04:00Being on the EdgeBarryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13114304117471777398noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241927122356655238.post-86782571528744198462021-06-28T18:21:00.000-04:002021-06-28T18:21:28.363-04:00 thalweg periphery rim threshold outer boundary verge margin brink fringe.<p style="text-align: center;"> What a crazy Spring, even in Nature!<br /></p><p><span> </span>First Wood Frog on April 7th, 2021. We had a dry cold spring with very little snow to melt.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg739NX0O7eSFWUINyqV9QeCrkDwRNV72to26xM-1ZaDAnHnJMa0bbLDO02tsYVxFTc1qOz-4VwELcqajPhuwUB-TNNWGsL6yDUFHuRe8fHr-fprpcUWXFMEhIIWtOzSjTJlpKbIGILn0o/s1680/085A1007b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1431" data-original-width="1680" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg739NX0O7eSFWUINyqV9QeCrkDwRNV72to26xM-1ZaDAnHnJMa0bbLDO02tsYVxFTc1qOz-4VwELcqajPhuwUB-TNNWGsL6yDUFHuRe8fHr-fprpcUWXFMEhIIWtOzSjTJlpKbIGILn0o/s320/085A1007b.jpg" width="320" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For perspective, here are the first Wood Frog Choruses I heard over the past few tears.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">5/6/2020</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">4/17/2019</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">4/28/2018</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">4/15/2017</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">4/1/2016</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> 4/17/2015 (last NAAMP/Frog watch survey)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The main difference this year was only 2 nights of choruses and I found no egg masses.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oddly, things like Bloodroot did their thing right on time. Can you find a pollinator?<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEOuLAmZCpA4nlHyL3S40kyrZFZRqBrHtB4TqcX1Hc2_2UoFr6mwPkbGZ4CEk-vTF0AT2n_4_RO-wWs2p1nTp9yRn42iozkhnRF46FXOhjUEp5sxLwGJkTv5Efjbs2VfQ2vPyaLh4zIpk/s1680/085A1274.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1525" data-original-width="1680" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEOuLAmZCpA4nlHyL3S40kyrZFZRqBrHtB4TqcX1Hc2_2UoFr6mwPkbGZ4CEk-vTF0AT2n_4_RO-wWs2p1nTp9yRn42iozkhnRF46FXOhjUEp5sxLwGJkTv5Efjbs2VfQ2vPyaLh4zIpk/s320/085A1274.jpg" width="320" /> <br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /> <br /></div><br /></div>On 5/7/21 I did a paddle on the Pemigewasset River from "Dark Hollow" in New Hampton, South to below Newfound High School. The Hobble Bush was in flower (no bees, however).<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1vky1kHxRatF0dfOVro8h_R6mP85tADysQqJXxtuf9AuqRU8A8NjedxVxliUbksZtkgw-GIbVGx1CfEgWT88S56hmIx-3wJwPaQViq8lSjY0Xb035tiTdy0JcWvEbgsj_OHSVPW8MEDA/s1680/085A1968.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1167" data-original-width="1680" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1vky1kHxRatF0dfOVro8h_R6mP85tADysQqJXxtuf9AuqRU8A8NjedxVxliUbksZtkgw-GIbVGx1CfEgWT88S56hmIx-3wJwPaQViq8lSjY0Xb035tiTdy0JcWvEbgsj_OHSVPW8MEDA/s320/085A1968.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The male Wood Ducks were out searching for a party. <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPI1HmcEuCFQM5y9kPi8lg6MyIv5rkq74VQQWQaB1dYcvtoFoCQSLJ5Y0zvSbrXUa79CSs9vAsBR6Ae_sf86YcepdjwGyMs_0H6TuF-qRdHSx-XR-ixQ1EnP-ncLPmdq0Ifk1qAvv_9Kc/s1680/085A1926.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1093" data-original-width="1680" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPI1HmcEuCFQM5y9kPi8lg6MyIv5rkq74VQQWQaB1dYcvtoFoCQSLJ5Y0zvSbrXUa79CSs9vAsBR6Ae_sf86YcepdjwGyMs_0H6TuF-qRdHSx-XR-ixQ1EnP-ncLPmdq0Ifk1qAvv_9Kc/s320/085A1926.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We did have great feeder birds like this White Throat Sparrow on 5/5/21<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy-mLiJ-u-VMvzIzkSiOfar62NqXoQEFnpCisknKJGSFMVNzJYLxS1uX1lIhZ7srDiCT1fcpr4mOW31YLRcZz69fNCjtpe65-fapgdr91TaQrEoGuwnK9OsOKBVozHwSTWrhJhkrYqNvU/s1680/085A1742crpd.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1680" data-original-width="1489" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy-mLiJ-u-VMvzIzkSiOfar62NqXoQEFnpCisknKJGSFMVNzJYLxS1uX1lIhZ7srDiCT1fcpr4mOW31YLRcZz69fNCjtpe65-fapgdr91TaQrEoGuwnK9OsOKBVozHwSTWrhJhkrYqNvU/s320/085A1742crpd.jpg" /></a></div>and this Red Bellied Woodpecker<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrWx1t0jG5dMvEFZLoUUv916jO5I9WekHW392I7ZhkGy0_t_pSUiWijxW2OTateyrPh17jqYY3Azi6ohYujVTPG6ip1g_82ohlleKkqoF8zJ5FDWRs3Nxcn3Ksw2P7_83VBy3VFsN6oKk/s1680/085A2055crpd.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1046" data-original-width="1680" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrWx1t0jG5dMvEFZLoUUv916jO5I9WekHW392I7ZhkGy0_t_pSUiWijxW2OTateyrPh17jqYY3Azi6ohYujVTPG6ip1g_82ohlleKkqoF8zJ5FDWRs3Nxcn3Ksw2P7_83VBy3VFsN6oKk/s320/085A2055crpd.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On 5/15/21 our Apple trees were in full blossom....still almost no bees.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKXWCD5STnhvskGv2PBzUMIdglrqFFF1vp54DlyWwWZG5jAIoOy8B-vgG7DC1NyrBCkgnGAIVQTA5zBl0xXBRwOQ4fOqybUQqzqIzV0zNkIfbHV_0N2kD1I8LCeOuH8NW5TdxH3n5Ah_c/s1680/085A2309+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1120" data-original-width="1680" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKXWCD5STnhvskGv2PBzUMIdglrqFFF1vp54DlyWwWZG5jAIoOy8B-vgG7DC1NyrBCkgnGAIVQTA5zBl0xXBRwOQ4fOqybUQqzqIzV0zNkIfbHV_0N2kD1I8LCeOuH8NW5TdxH3n5Ah_c/s320/085A2309+copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p> </p><p>On 5/12/'21, Max, Russ, and I did water testing on the Pemi. Not only was the water warm -- like 70 degrees -- but everybody we met seemed to be so much better tempered. The virus is waning as seen by our friends'<b> FACES </b>at<b> "</b>Twin Design<b>" </b>in Bristol Square.<b> </b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtyWItOLx3k3IRX_XWM193IOtSsbi3Ty8coESkfPxK-Wn2GHNYz3lsVEF0NYhlqqlNFP0u1ftN00Uz6bnC0FY1wlt2q6_BDbp3b5OIsfcfr-zjE3_m9J2SsiYPKzGNbJq7QMH807m2AB4/s1680/085A3053.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1409" data-original-width="1680" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtyWItOLx3k3IRX_XWM193IOtSsbi3Ty8coESkfPxK-Wn2GHNYz3lsVEF0NYhlqqlNFP0u1ftN00Uz6bnC0FY1wlt2q6_BDbp3b5OIsfcfr-zjE3_m9J2SsiYPKzGNbJq7QMH807m2AB4/s320/085A3053.jpg" width="320" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is an ID question... kind of a trick, actually.<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiVk-p_hMVfh0_7QWrbDC-HLhvEy5g6REf3A2clem_Jymy90iQS1Xw6hCFfglPxqfjah5kee3tYwxYT8RWsROlehGRyl-xxOasmD06xZTAcQ6G447DB7voKBJV_JTCKKqxibiSrYx3wcE/s1680/085A3085b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1680" data-original-width="1231" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiVk-p_hMVfh0_7QWrbDC-HLhvEy5g6REf3A2clem_Jymy90iQS1Xw6hCFfglPxqfjah5kee3tYwxYT8RWsROlehGRyl-xxOasmD06xZTAcQ6G447DB7voKBJV_JTCKKqxibiSrYx3wcE/s320/085A3085b.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have only seen 2 of these guys so far.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeaaMqdfZwi26s3SITRXXhIlR4g57rkiAV5I2uzLaqEVnf1II6OFU-ENNQV1H-5shD6aK3WmYkckhTY_LafuU8kNmMQQFc9Vtx-pAnbCjJZmleJIOyxaUe6wBFsmLvSJeXN_l07DtH9a4/s1680/085A2448.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1132" data-original-width="1680" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeaaMqdfZwi26s3SITRXXhIlR4g57rkiAV5I2uzLaqEVnf1II6OFU-ENNQV1H-5shD6aK3WmYkckhTY_LafuU8kNmMQQFc9Vtx-pAnbCjJZmleJIOyxaUe6wBFsmLvSJeXN_l07DtH9a4/s320/085A2448.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> On 6/2/21 I found this chick and its parents on Hermit Lake. It was just 2 days old.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZGzIssJvAlKJ3a_vG0u-dkGnf0XPexhOKaDTQHBnjx2kX_gwC6HvlcdY0_6X_BGlRWOx-v1Vw8KmirO8YiPIHNFQ5xMUuIR6KpWS5TqiFTrmhNgnW0IaXCZSl94lr4ZsG-ti0_MQ4nII/s1680/085A3515.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1064" data-original-width="1680" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZGzIssJvAlKJ3a_vG0u-dkGnf0XPexhOKaDTQHBnjx2kX_gwC6HvlcdY0_6X_BGlRWOx-v1Vw8KmirO8YiPIHNFQ5xMUuIR6KpWS5TqiFTrmhNgnW0IaXCZSl94lr4ZsG-ti0_MQ4nII/s320/085A3515.jpg" width="320" /> <br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This pileated was working on a white pine just above me in the kayak.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHAgow8wUqNP3TZfQAwYQ4_YQuFgKxtVDAxS2n7tVbcQuyYi4Sc6ngaK3Eh8QR_a7GprEwEdn-bJv8dmhHS-3imtUYzpo87yZbAeS6bjYqCc1KxX_hBrksoZFSTHALns800jlh6RtXofk/s1680/085A3475crpb.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1296" data-original-width="1680" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHAgow8wUqNP3TZfQAwYQ4_YQuFgKxtVDAxS2n7tVbcQuyYi4Sc6ngaK3Eh8QR_a7GprEwEdn-bJv8dmhHS-3imtUYzpo87yZbAeS6bjYqCc1KxX_hBrksoZFSTHALns800jlh6RtXofk/s320/085A3475crpb.jpg" width="320" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am grateful for beautiful POLLINATORS!<br /></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRix35JBzD0mF44LQDWwduQ8Z9b1me4TX7ANk0AGTtNn3v2rcpypsDOBOQF3O088-z0vkMOWXaFhFzg-aOl8eEZGr-6ybXpnAupurywfOmZ5BmV20gZPvQQz6arayrwM9GvirUrN-YJVs/s1680/085A3011crpd.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1300" data-original-width="1680" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRix35JBzD0mF44LQDWwduQ8Z9b1me4TX7ANk0AGTtNn3v2rcpypsDOBOQF3O088-z0vkMOWXaFhFzg-aOl8eEZGr-6ybXpnAupurywfOmZ5BmV20gZPvQQz6arayrwM9GvirUrN-YJVs/s320/085A3011crpd.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p> We need to <b>stop </b>using dangerous chemicals like glyphosates mixed with "Unmentioned Inert substances" on our Ever-So-Important-Environment...If we keep using these chemicals, we will have No Pollinators and no food for us and the other organisms affected by what we humans choose to do.<br /></p>Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13114304117471777398noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241927122356655238.post-624034309297549192020-11-02T21:20:00.001-05:002020-11-02T21:20:13.589-05:00F.I.G. ...To many organisms, the Fig represents survival. But not all Figs are equal and that brings us to the edge of "Choice " ..once again.<p><b> <span style="font-size: large;"> Fig #1 .........or...... Fig #2</span><br /></b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b> <span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> <span style="font-size: large;">F</span></span></span></b> ear<b> .................. <span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">F </span></span></span></b>ortitude</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I</span></span></b> gnorance<b> .............. <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I</span></span></b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"> ntelligence </span><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> </span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> <span style="font-size: large;"></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">G</span></b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"> reed </span><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">................<span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span>G </span></b></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">enerosity</span></span> </p><p><b><br /></b></p><p></p><p><br /><b><span> </span></b><span> </span>We saw this Black Faced Capuchin monkey at the Tambopata Research Station in Peru back<b> </b>in<b> </b>2014<b>.</b> It was amazing to watch him seek out only the <b>perfect FIGs.</b> I think his choices were driven by taste and health<b>. </b>His perfect fig not only tasted good but also led to a longer, healthier life<b>.</b></p><p><b> </b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG0TQr0EV7bBudwljYCzFpmrI39AzbwM9FX-nhskJH2vuD5wZG9GLDZSmQx1FHoI5NJmX1525hWBdG_2yL_LwkuQ5NSCkM43rsOLU0XfswS0FxPmyZJLyGuPvYV1Y0GwiwcM2OLO-FI-Y/s2048/_MG_9980+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1854" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG0TQr0EV7bBudwljYCzFpmrI39AzbwM9FX-nhskJH2vuD5wZG9GLDZSmQx1FHoI5NJmX1525hWBdG_2yL_LwkuQ5NSCkM43rsOLU0XfswS0FxPmyZJLyGuPvYV1Y0GwiwcM2OLO-FI-Y/s320/_MG_9980+copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><b><span> </span></b></p><p><b><span> </span></b><span>It's</span> ironic that the words I use to represent our<b> FIGs </b>affect our human lives in similar ways. Like the Capuchin, we need to use <b>Intelligence</b> in choosing the good fig -- especially during this very difficult and confusing time. Otherwise we risk "decomposition" through "<b>Ignorance</b>".</p><p> <span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Fig # 1: Decomposing Fig </b></span> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjll0Yjc4_FzQmSQjr4GG4Ws1or7GVTbpM3l25qJG0FOM1AsZ8_3iq_wWGwwDxJc6UJ7Janz99Iom6_ABdcs22icQns6lgswvDPP2TpMR4Z2TBlxaVExM6cJf00CssJWdEsHH-y9k28jQE/s1834/decmpsng+fig.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1834" data-original-width="1551" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjll0Yjc4_FzQmSQjr4GG4Ws1or7GVTbpM3l25qJG0FOM1AsZ8_3iq_wWGwwDxJc6UJ7Janz99Iom6_ABdcs22icQns6lgswvDPP2TpMR4Z2TBlxaVExM6cJf00CssJWdEsHH-y9k28jQE/s320/decmpsng+fig.jpg" /></a></div> <span> </span><span> </span><span></span><span></span><br /><p></p><p><b> <span style="font-size: medium;">Fig # 2: Healthy Fig<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span> <span> </span><span> </span></span></span></span></b><span style="font-size: small;">By choosing the FIG that "fortifies" us, we all benefit.</span><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> <br /></span></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY1PQewd7RRqRL0AJyOBJEwndH7p0IJfn469dT1hbnHtjZoYEPSMBJev4D7WOf3LjTJeGaXeR4aJ6AgPvFewXBZ0FcXLKSWaWxIcuUsOSVYJgy9LC7SYS8FhHyoMfpKzgve0xA6N7oc28/s2048/ripe+fig.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2008" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY1PQewd7RRqRL0AJyOBJEwndH7p0IJfn469dT1hbnHtjZoYEPSMBJev4D7WOf3LjTJeGaXeR4aJ6AgPvFewXBZ0FcXLKSWaWxIcuUsOSVYJgy9LC7SYS8FhHyoMfpKzgve0xA6N7oc28/s320/ripe+fig.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Go with "Fortitude, Intelligence, Generosity"<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span><span> <span> </span></span></span>and VOTE!</span><br /></b><p></p>Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13114304117471777398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241927122356655238.post-47902888814590354892020-07-22T08:29:00.000-04:002020-07-22T08:29:37.443-04:00At the Edge of a Pandemic: "Chaos and Mindfulness"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I sit quietly by the beaver pond in the fog. I can hear a raven and a red tail hawk calling but cannot see them. The bluejays give their warning calls and the smart chickadees, that I can see, shift closer to the tree trunks.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana", sans-serif;">The scene is about adaptation and evolution. These days I see "Virus vs Human" a bit like the hawk and the chickadees. The chickadees even though they can't see the hawk know to seek safety when the alarms are sounded. They hear the hawk call and the bluejays' warning, and they react. It's a matter of survival.</span><br />
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Humans, as creatures of comfort and dominance, often hear or see warning signs but we don't react or respond. We don't like to have our routines changed. We don't want to give up our daily lives. We don't want to be told what to do, especially by a single-celled organism.<br />
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My question is which organism is more successful at adaptation and evolution -- the single-celled or "large brained" multi-cellular?<br />
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During the "stay-at-home" months, I have spent lots of time observing the creatures and natural beauty around me. </div>
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Eastern or maybe a Canadian Tiger Swallowtail<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Some may say the beaver pond hawk is a dominant species. It has evolved and adapted to survive this world. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">To be a Top Predator, a species fits into the ecosystem. It does not destroy its habitat or contribute to its own extinction. It does not
damage or change the natural balance. If its environment changes, a top predator adapts... moves further up the mountain... moves further north... adapts to new food sources. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Some say humans are a dominant species, a top predator. That may be true, but humans have long fought natural systems. We foul our water, cut down our trees, pollute the air and generally, destroy our habitat. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">But today a novel virus called Covid 19 has brought sickness, death, infirmity, fear and chaos into our world. At this time in 2020, the virus is in charge, not us humans. It's our moment for adaptation and change. A matter of our survival.</span><br />
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Back to Nature: <br />
This old soul has a certain curiosity in his eye and seems to be very patient. He's wondering, "What will these humans do?" <br />
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Will we choose to be mindful of the world around us or will we continue to let chaos rule. Mindfulness and Chaos -- which will you choose?<br />
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Reference: <br />
Excellent article that inspired this post.<br />
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/25/coronavirus-nature-is-sending-us-a-message-says-un-environment-chief <br />
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<i><b>Let's start with the Light.</b></i><br />
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Nature is pushing forward with Spring. </div>
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Sometimes you need to push a bit yourself.</div>
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Gretchen, my brother Rob and I returned from a super trip to Costa Rica, just 20 days ago. </div>
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Timing is so important and many times just random. We were fortunate to have everything go smoothly. We stayed at our new favorite lodge, Congo Bongo, on our favorite beach.</div>
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Like this Red-eyed Green Tree frog</div>
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This trip once again renewed our trust in our fellow humans (well, some humans). We met amazing new friends from all over the world, most of whom were talking about our REAL "most pressing problem": </div>
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Human Caused Climate Change. </div>
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Our return to NH had the usual travel bumps. But in the big picture we were sooo lucky to sail through airport immigration and customs. We caught the bus out of Logan and were in the house by 12:30 am Friday, March 6.</div>
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I am so thankful to be living where we do. My friend Harry persuaded me to get out and photograph a waterfall. I went with him outside Meredith where we had a great day to appreciate our environment .</div>
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This trip hammered home the importance of Sustainability. This area was once a major Cacao producer (total mono-culture) and a fungus wiped out the crop. Now the battle concerns the balance between small Eco-tourism / small land owners and large plantations of Bananas/ and Large Hotels. </div>
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We also were fortunate to observe a 180 year-old female Leather Back turtle, the size of a VW beetle , lay her mass of eggs at the Gandoca Preserve. It was a life changing experience. These organisms swam with dinosaurs and <b>our</b> inaction (and destructive habits) could wipe them from existence.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13114304117471777398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241927122356655238.post-3540084719133148722017-10-29T22:08:00.000-04:002017-10-29T22:08:49.301-04:00The Edge of AwarenessThe current trend towards "immediate information" dulls our ability to be in the present. We frequently are unaware of where our feet are touching the earth..... let alone able to see the connections taking place as we pass through our every day life.<br />
Here is some beauty I almost missed.<br />
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Banded Net-Winged Beetle <br />
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Can anyone id. this aquatic grass in flower?.... E. Inlet Pitts. NH<br />
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Dew on a spider web by the garden<br />
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And this tiny American toad almost inside an acorn cap<br />
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An 8" brand new skin, Red Bellied snake showed up under a tarp in the lower garden</div>
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We also are very thankful for friends and their kindness. Hillary P. donated wonderful Concord grapes after ours were feasted on by "critters". </div>
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I did take a wonderful Print Making course with Annette Mitchell and a cluster of amazing women artists. Yes I was the only man in the group. I learned so much. It was a real boost.<br />
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Then there was the last Sight Evaluation Comm. Tour. They visited some sites that will be HIGHLY impacted by Northern Pass. Here is downtown Plymouth N.H. where the "proposed route" will go right under Main St.<br />
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The choice I am working on is ... not to ignore the Greedy Corporations attempting to wipe out our environment, but to change my daily focus on to the "here" and "now".</div>
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This fellow was walking next to me in my greenhouse which has provided me with tidbits of greenery ALL winter long, heated by an aquarium heater in a 40 gallon container of water.</div>
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I have also enjoyed helping neighbors "Tap Out"<br />
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It is so important to be aware -- and grateful -- of the Natural Beauty around us and to keep working to preserve it.</div>
<br />Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13114304117471777398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241927122356655238.post-47649227278690821272017-01-06T11:08:00.000-05:002017-01-06T11:08:19.489-05:00STARTING MY 7TH DECADEGretchen and I ushered in the New Year again with a Wee Bonfire and some single Malt.<br />
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We decided the way we shall make it through this "Challenging" new period Is to focus on the many good deeds people throughout the world are doing and be strong to OUR convictions..... Like fighting Northern Pass and Greedy Corporations!<br />
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This is part of Ever$ource/ Northern Pass Transmission Lines preparations for their 100 foot plus tower Monstrosities. I chose it for my entry to the "Community Photo-Club" Challenge "Depict a Song Title". Any more you can think of?<br />
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On Hogmanay we had a visit from our great neighbor Rob. C. He was taking his newborn Scottish Highlander for a stroll. A First sign of a happy new year for the Neighborhood.<br />
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There does seem to be a theme about being "Wise". This Barred Owl has continued to grace us with his presence this winter.<br />
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My first full day of my "7th" decade is a beauty. I am really working on remaining in the Present Moment and enjoying the Nature that surrounds us....<br />
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Happy New Year!</div>
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Then there is our role as Interveners in protecting the Pemigewasset River from the harm of this huge for-profit-project -- NORTHERN PASS TRANSMISSION LINES. It's basically an extension cord from Hydro-Quebec in Canada to Mass.,Conn., and Rhode Island. </div>
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Being an elementary school teacher much of my life, I have dealt with "Bullies" many times. But believe me, Corporations like Ever$ource and Hydro-Quebec are the WORST. Bullies want "their" way, but if common sense communication can be used with children, it works. Not with HQ or the new Power Bully Ever$ource. Both are used to getting their own way -- no matter what.<br />
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Northern Pass is a huge money making scheme that once again only benefits the two Power Bullies. We, the WHOLE state of NH, are the losers if this Thing gets its permits.<br />
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Here is an existing right of way with 44' poles. You can see the erosion running downhill to siltify the brook and the Pemi River that is less than 100 yards down stream. The proposed Northern Pass would have 95 foot Towers with four huge girder-like feet for each tower.<br />
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With the state of our country and the Electoral College taking place tomorrow, I felt our Prayer Flags were weeping frozen tears.</div>
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<br />Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13114304117471777398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241927122356655238.post-74628125366252509202016-01-12T21:47:00.001-05:002016-01-12T21:47:38.693-05:00The Edge of "Old" -- My 69th Year. <br />
The year 2015 was a "Life Changing" year for me. The way I see the world has, quite literally, changed big time. I now sadly see how my vision of this once beautiful planet has been much more unique than I ever thought was possible. I feel it's my challenge to share the beauty and amazing balance this world presents us, if only we could recognize and respect it.<br />
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My year started with a freezing cold trip to the N.H. coast with two good friends Robin and Harry. We were in search of "The Snowy Owl". As it turned out the snow banks were so high, our viewing was limited. Instead we were impressed by the concentration of shore birds.<br />
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After a great day together, we decided we could endure the cold, so we met for the Laconia Dog Sled races. It was another super day but even windier and colder than the coast.<br />
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We lost our old friend Stella the Fella the week before we left for Nepal. He was 15 years old when he died in his sleep at Gretchen's feet one night. What a Guy!<br />
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I will tell you the wonderful story of how our lives reconnected with Paul and Kay Bueno de Mesquita, if you ask. We linked up with them and 14 terrific U.R.I. students for Alternative Spring Break in March. We traveled to Nepal and took the training course in "Kingian Nonviolence Conflict Resolution". The group was the Rhode Island students, Nepali students, police and military personnel, professors, writers, teachers, educators, lawyers from South Asia -- and us. What an experience! This truly was "Life Changing"!<br />
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After the students left, Gretchen and I stayed in a very gracious guest house called The Paulines in the foothills outside Kathmandu.<br />
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Suni (far left ) was the most efficient and kind manager, here with friends we met from England.<br />
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We then returned to the Kathmandu Boutique Hotel where we met a bookseller and his wife. These lovely people lived across the alley (open courtyard). We talked from our third story balcony to them on their third story balcony. They invited us for breakfast --and that's another great story.<br />
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We flew home on the last day of March and were greeted by a guest under our prayer flags.<br />
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I am a member of the Community Photo Club of Plymouth, NH where I've made new friends and learned a great deal more about photography. Here is one of our Challenges on what Peace looks like to me. My piano is where I sit and play "Peaceful" melodies while glancing at the meaningful reflections of our life.<br />
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I have also enjoyed great days sharing in the life of an incredible man and a former student. Bill has cut, milled, and built this super house totally on his own ....<br />
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He also makes maple syrup.</div>
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We had an interesting Spring. Many mornings in April started out with temperatures in the 20's F. Our first peepers were calling on the 17th.<br />
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Then the terrible news of the earthquake in Nepal arrived on April 25. Gret and I traveled to Rhode Island for a reunion of our group and we put together fund raising strategies. The students did a terrific job. <br />
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Spring brought the loons back to Hermit Lake, but something, probably an otter, did in the two eggs in the nest. When we later traveled to Pittsburg, NH, we found the loons were more successful in raising young.<br />
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Also, the moose were more plentiful. Here's a young bull and cow at the East Inlet. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieq3BG9dh7UtPi7KtnC5E7u2bEhYLFPpYIEYs6mASGmsYtlAGBF3dBKDMkBpcMfXd9bCUNV236Dg5fHz-4Ih4EMCF8a163BDhyphenhyphenzCjfjHUm9jP1axiowj3OH2jwgvFGt0dxceWueAWDzlU/s1600/IMG_8341Moose.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieq3BG9dh7UtPi7KtnC5E7u2bEhYLFPpYIEYs6mASGmsYtlAGBF3dBKDMkBpcMfXd9bCUNV236Dg5fHz-4Ih4EMCF8a163BDhyphenhyphenzCjfjHUm9jP1axiowj3OH2jwgvFGt0dxceWueAWDzlU/s400/IMG_8341Moose.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />
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Back home, we had the opportunity to meet many of the presidential candidates, and our choice is with: The Bern!<br />
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I enjoyed many paddles on Hermit Lake, sometimes seeing spectacular birds like this Yellow Warbler and Red Winged Blackbird.<br />
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Gretchen decided to dive into Martin Luther King, Jr.'s philosophy of Peace and Justice, so she headed off to the University of Rhode Island. She's now a Level 1 trainer in Kingian Nonviolence Conflict Resolution. What an impressive gathering of leaders of Nonviolence. I spent two very full days there.<br />
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The garden was a full time job. There were close to 40 tomato plants tied up on supports and pole beans that needed an additional 3 feet above the 14' poles for support.<br />
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Northern Pass continues to be a major pain in the ... environment. They continue to tell bold face lies like, "Oh no, we don't go through wetlands. They are all marked and we go around them." Notice the skidder tracks through the wetland . I will be so glad when they pack their bags and sink into the tar sands. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI4vVa5U8JhcwV9tpOCIR5uraPG7pBT6jJT2yOf3X1cAO5jZI9PtQub-MIr6Pnpo4D2M6w6sV5Duim6AFKrIk4ao-XHUjyzJE559SHWD7Gtnx6LHHrdS5ksOaryM_iC4hWBWaOFcqKLQw/s1600/IMG_5341Rk%2527s+ROW+NPass.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI4vVa5U8JhcwV9tpOCIR5uraPG7pBT6jJT2yOf3X1cAO5jZI9PtQub-MIr6Pnpo4D2M6w6sV5Duim6AFKrIk4ao-XHUjyzJE559SHWD7Gtnx6LHHrdS5ksOaryM_iC4hWBWaOFcqKLQw/s400/IMG_5341Rk%2527s+ROW+NPass.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />
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The photo club has sparked a lot of interest in New Hampshire beauty that Northern Pass does not see -- places that are habitats for very special plants like these yellow lady slippers.......<br />
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...which support the beautiful Luna Moth.<br />
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Or, the spectacular waterfalls in Thornton...<br />
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...and North Conway(find Harry). <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS5D7Ye2nhVRQvMxdt9gMAF93d2Slj3UnbAj2Z5neH__wQXrHwYJsxbsuhPNnHsKVXGq-uEZcXr-rZq1BsY2CZUguQ5hsJWfFtxfO5ju6waZkELRcavqHxOENghqsayJi687DXY2A1B1k/s1600/IMG_7627Hrry+Di%2527s+Bth.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS5D7Ye2nhVRQvMxdt9gMAF93d2Slj3UnbAj2Z5neH__wQXrHwYJsxbsuhPNnHsKVXGq-uEZcXr-rZq1BsY2CZUguQ5hsJWfFtxfO5ju6waZkELRcavqHxOENghqsayJi687DXY2A1B1k/s400/IMG_7627Hrry+Di%2527s+Bth.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />
New Hampshire is a rare place .... and the Northern Pass transmission lines destroy rare places!<br />
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We did make one more trip to U.R.I. This time it was National Peace Day. It was great to be back with the inspirational group. We managed to organize a large student body for PEACE.<br />
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Some photo club members (and spouses) spent a very "Chilly" night on October 27 to watch and document the Total Lunar Eclipse. Quite amazing!<br />
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2015 also marked our 50th Graduation from Westfield High School. Yes, we did attend. (Not as much fun as the 25th) and Wow -- we found some major changes, especially reading the list of our classmates who have passed on. That was very sobering. </div>
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We reconnected with lots of old friends: Bob and Chris Piazsic and Gary Marcoullier were nice surprises. I grew up with Bob in the "old neighborhood" and Gretchen knew Gary from the early 1950's gang on High Street.</div>
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The next day, brother Rob brought me to some water falls outside of Chester -- really beautiful.</div>
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In November, Gretchen and I traveled to Scotland to join our very good friend Kay for her birthday. She celebrated with a fun-filled Jazz trio and Afternoon Tea. A Great Visit and perhaps a quick study (for our own upcoming birthdays)...<br />
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Back home, we had the warmest Christmas on record. Some people were out water skiing on Newfound Lake. We were in Westfield with no snow and people in shorts .<br />
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I saw this female gray tree frog on a raspberry branch hanging over my rain barrel. It was early June and I hadn't heard any "chirping", so never thought to cover the rain barrels ... yet. </div>
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I never saw a single cluster of the many groups of 12 eggs. But by June 20th, we had hundreds of tadpoles swimming in the barrel.</div>
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It was fascinating to watch their development. The transparent spots are fairy shrimp and I learned they are NOT a food for the tads.</div>
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One of the real surprises for me, while waiting for my eye to heal, was: I discovered frogs shed their aquatic skin. You can see the ghost of the skin over the fingers on his right forearm.</div>
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Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13114304117471777398noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241927122356655238.post-73289154902750591312015-05-08T13:27:00.000-04:002015-05-08T13:27:05.793-04:00Survival, Earthquake...... The Edge of Grieving The World has changed since my last post. Nepal and the Kathmandu Valley was hit with a 7.8 earthquake on Saturday, April 25. This has shaken me to the core. A month earlier, we were enjoying an amazing trip that connected us with kind and peaceful people in this same area. Now, we fear for them and for their losses.<br />
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Tomorrow, we share our spectacular journey and experiences with friends and neighbors at the Gordon-Nash Library in our home town of New Hampton, New Hampshire.<br />
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The Good News is we have heard from almost all our new Nepalese friends, and they are safe. Many have lost their homes and work, but they have survived. <br />
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One school we visited is no longer standing, yet all 50 children and founder, Pushpa Basnet, and her staff are safe. They are living under a tarp over a greenhouse frame. They need immediate supplies such as food, water and shelter for the upcoming monsoon season. They have long-term needs for rebuilding a permanent home on their own land.</div>
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Value each day ........ Namaste ... Barry</div>
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Last night I was finishing a book by the Dalai Lama, "Ethics for the New Millennium. He states: an individual's "lack of contentment is the source of damage to our natural environment and, thereby, of harm to others. Which others? In particular, the poor and the weak. Within their own community, though the rich may be able to move to avoid, for example, high levels of pollution, the poor have no choice"...... "If we choose not to modify our behavior out of respect for others' equal right to happiness and not to suffer, it will not be long before we notice the negative consequences."</div>
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Just back from Kathmandu, Nepal his words are so right. The poor are already feeling the ills of our greed. The amazing gift of this trip for me was the attitude of the Nepali people. These wonderful people were so giving and peaceful. Their wealth was inner, and they shared openly.</div>
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This is yet another Earth Day with major political powers arguing over the question of Climate Change. The truth is the only thing we can change is how "We" fit into this beautiful planet. Do we continue to be the ONLY species on Earth ruining its own habitat? Or, do we change and assume our personal responsibility. Do we learn and act on living our own lives sustainably.</div>
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On arrival at the Namobuddha Eco Resort, we met Ingrid. She and her husband built this super guest house using local builders and materials. Their goal has been to be a model of sustainable farming and responsible tourism. She reminded me of Helen Nearing.<br />
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What a spectacular sunrise! It is our first view of the Himalaya Mountains.</div>
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Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13114304117471777398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241927122356655238.post-41176180043981364112015-04-07T20:23:00.000-04:002015-04-07T20:23:18.136-04:00The outer Edge of Earth..... NepalWe have done it again -- yet another "Life changing trip". This time we traveled to Nepal with an amazing group of students and faculty from the University of Rhode Island. The main purpose of the trip was a 3 Day Seminar on Peace and Nonviolence training based on Martin Luther King's philosophy and being. The seminar combined students and teachers from Tribhuvan University in Kathmandu, members of the Nepali military, NGO representatives and us.<br />
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<br />Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13114304117471777398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241927122356655238.post-37370328382242003072014-08-09T23:33:00.000-04:002014-08-09T23:33:01.881-04:00The edge of Natural Wonder ... moved again.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuLTgV8R9XdS80Tb43DWYbrQ2g-5vOKCXkkXqXdwSum091c36z4nGMT6mkS8_qEh94ZcEeML0fDNJp1aMvyYCmKPls5UE-KQa7v29kvFUm3hc3560kbUl7y68Xr-7L0qRBu_e0e97mRwk/s1600/IMG_8066Yuri.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"> </a><br />
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We have returned home from another amazing Amazon adventure, our second trip to the Tambopata Research Center in Peru. TRC is one of the few lodges located within the Tambopata National Reserve on the Tambopata River in southeastern Peru. <br />
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Our first trip to this area was in early September 2009. It's a place of unparalleled diversity and challenges. <br />
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People ask us why we go back to places we have already seen. There are lots of reasons. One of the best reasons was to be with Yuri Torres Rivera, our guide and friend from the 2009 trip. Yuri met us at the Puerto Maldonado Airport and off we went on another journey full of the spectacular natural beauty, wildlife, ecological wonders and surprises.<br />
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We also go back to places to see the changes and challenges over time. We learn more about the area, its people, and its troubles. We never have the same experiences, twice. We bring back our stories and photographs to share. <br />
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We both love and respect what we find in Nature -- it's just being there and seeing what happens next.<br />
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This wandering spider was just over my head on a tree trunk. Yuri told me how dangerous they are after I took the photo.</div>
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Can you see the White Line Leaf Frog? Check out his <i>GOLD </i>outlined back.</div>
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This white cayman was on the route to the .........</div>
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I was impressed with his ability to discern minute differences in plant leaves. One variety would be very beneficial to health, but the look-alike could be harmful (or deadly).</div>
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We stopped at a new clay-lick on the river where we saw Scarlet macaws, Red and Green macaws, and Blue and Yellow macaws. </div>
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A highlight for me was seeing a Harpy Eagle chick in the nest.</div>
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He was almost three feet tall.</div>
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Yuri spotted this Swallow-tailed Tanager. </div>
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The Dusky Titi monkeys were very numerous this time.</div>
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There we were, Yuri, Gret and Barry, sitting on the riverbank waiting for our ride to the next lodge. It was cool on the river. We took lots of photos. We talked and talked, but no boat. Yuri figured out the situation (they forgot about us) and "Flagged" us a ride on a supply boat going our way. </div>
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We arrived in time for dinner with the Presidentes (beer), Inka cola, breads, and lots of bananas.</div>
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This moth has been attacked by the <i>Cordycep fungus</i>. The fungus has developed a creative adaptation in how it spreads its spores over a wide area (and reproduces successfully). </div>
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Mariposas collecting minerals from the muddy back of the cayman, </div>
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Speaking of minerals, this was the only <i>GOLD mining operation</i> we saw on the river. Since our last trip five years ago, the Peruvian government has banned these mercury polluting operations.</div>
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On one of our connecting boat journeys, we were counting these Squirrel Monkeys .... </div>
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The same Puma species roams New Hampshire's Forests. </div>
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Can you come up with his other FOUR names?</div>
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The beauty of this winter has been this "Bird of Power and Wisdom". He has been around our house for close to three months.</div>
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I have enjoyed observing this Barred Owl's patience, agility and ability to adapt to incredible changes in the weather.</div>
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The Arctic owls at the coast were a real treat.... thanks to Robin.</div>
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Our snow this winter remained on the ground in spite of those 30 + degrees days in Jan. + Feb.</div>
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Super visit with good friends Ellen+ Jack</div>
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NOTE: Because of "the sequester" the National Amphibian Monitoring program is finished. Amphibians are the key species for giving us a warning when toxins are in our air or in our water. They also indicate the best habitats for capturing CO2.</div>
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I am being thankful for small things.</div>
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<b>https://www.commondreams.org/view/2014/03/11-2 (economy)</b></div>
<b>https://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/05/02-0</b><br />
<b>http://www.yesmagazine.org/issues/education-uprising/i-realized-i-was-wrong </b><br />
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and great times sharing "Nature Under our Noses" at a terrific girls' Camp run by the Circle Program.<br />
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After that, the work began on what was supposed to be a simple job - replacing the boards on our deck. Well, the main carrying timber had major ROT. My man Bill said, "Why bother repairing something that will only need more repairing." <br />
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Even to begin the job meant I cleared out under the old deck. Yikes, there's the canoe from the old Horace A. Moses Scout Reservation, circa 1969 (for us). I moved a stack of firewood and found a HUGE woodchuck den. ("That's where he was living...)<br />
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By September 5 we had our deck. Can you see our new ramp?</div>
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We were also visited by an Ermine .... and to quote Ralph, "It is the lesser of two weasels."</div>
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There are forces out there that have no use for our natural beauty and habitats. MONEY seems to be their only motivator with no connections or concerns for the value of a healthy environment.<br />
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My thoughts on this come from Jackson Pond, a beautiful wild place, now being drained. </div>
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I decided to do an exhibit at the Gordon Nash Library and call it "Life in our Warm Water Ponds".<br />
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We had a super group of people at the Opening Reception.</div>
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Then, Winter arrived with all its beauty.</div>
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We put up our Charlie Brown tree on the new deck.</div>
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Christmas Bird Count with part of our loyal team. </div>
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Gretchen and I celebrated on New Years Eve with a bonfire (bed by 11:00pm). We burned some of the old rotten deck along with ancient manuscripts from the lady's years of testing in schools.</div>
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I have made a New Year's pledge to bring more fun and creativity into my life. I started by walking down near the Pemigewasset River. I was rewarded with this amazing scene -- mergansers feeding frenzy. Check out the size of that fish!<br />
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I have been watching nesting Loons and hatchlings on Hermit Lake for six years. Look closely (enlarge by double clicking). How many loons are in this photo?</div>
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It has been amazing to count the number of species I see on my frequent visits to the nesting area.</div>
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Our planet has evolved into a perfect working system supporting a multitude of species. For example, over 14,000 species alone live in Galls (oak puffballs are galls caused mostly by wasps). These species are filling their "Niches" and doing their thing to make the System/Habitat work. </div>
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Hermit Lake is large enough to support a single pair of nesting loons.</div>
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The pair frequently hatches two chicks, as they did this year. One hatched June 23 just after 8:00 a.m. By 9:34 a.m. the baby was swimming and eating its first solid meal -- a small yellow perch.</div>
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In 24 hours, almost to the minute, the second egg hatched. I'm amazed at the look of caring expressed in this adult's eyes. By June 25 all four of the loons had swam to the "Big Lake", about a 1/4 mile north of their nest.</div>
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When I returned to the larger lake on the 30th of June, I was greeted by this massive head. Its head is as large as my two hands folded together.</div>
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When I reached the family, I found only one chick and the two adults.</div>
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Even though I really like the baby loons, the snapping turtle has kept the population to a family of three. As will the skunks if allowed to do "their thing" keep the population of snappers down. All this happens naturally without harming the habitat of Hermit Lake.<br />
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This lake represents one small part of the Global System. But humans tend to single out events and attempt to improve or manipulate outcomes to suit themselves. This happens all over our world.<br />
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There is so much to see and enjoy everywhere we walk, paddle, or peddle. This guy was with me for an entire paddle around the lake. Gretchen was very happy he chose My kayak.</div>
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Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13114304117471777398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241927122356655238.post-6743795209665499522013-06-14T15:15:00.003-04:002013-12-05T09:22:38.409-05:00The edge of Summer and Monsanto wants my seedsWow it's June 14th and the garden is looking good 3/4 planted.<br />
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I am amazed at the wide variety of life that visits the garden mostly for pollination or feeding on pollinators.</div>
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The rows of dead oil palms of 2 years ago now had 4' tall saplings. The fields seemed drier and yet the harvest was being done with a combine and people. They put bags of grain on horses and carried them off.</div>
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Las Galeras looked unchanged and we had a nice welcome from Esther and Pierre. When I told Esther I was happy to see the "Bathroom" frog, she replied: "I must add the entertainment fee."</div>
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Our stay at Sol Azul was beautiful, peaceful, and we met such interesting people.</div>
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The beauty just around the gardens kept me busy for hours snapping new creatures. The <i>carpenteras </i>were everywhere.</div>
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Pierre located this green <i>serpentera. </i></div>
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All this was the first 24 hours so the next post (within the week) will cover more of our doings in the "downtown " of Las Galeras. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjO-Rh9jU8vF9RI_YjGQI5cbed994KnaAP_H4X-aIOS5lZW2lrdl2PTNU10KSp8P7Vmp4mGuKiyxoFc0Z2_JCOpTxLO8VajSTea2aqEiM2K5A3yMCDQ8hyDmiG3mBQChvkxurmv5CapPw/s1600/IMG_3818.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjO-Rh9jU8vF9RI_YjGQI5cbed994KnaAP_H4X-aIOS5lZW2lrdl2PTNU10KSp8P7Vmp4mGuKiyxoFc0Z2_JCOpTxLO8VajSTea2aqEiM2K5A3yMCDQ8hyDmiG3mBQChvkxurmv5CapPw/s320/IMG_3818.jpg" width="320" /></a> </div>
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<i>Hasta Manana!</i></div>
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