Thursday, February 18, 2016
Now here's a birdie that commands some attention...
The great curassow is a 36-inch tall, hearty bird.
All great curassows have a peak of forward-curling
feathers on their heads, and long tails.
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Well said...
“The Western worldview says, in essence, that
technological progress is
the highest value and
that we were born to consume, to endlessly use
and
discard natural resources, other species,
gadgets, toys, and often,
each other. The most
highly prized freedom is the right to shop. It’s a
world of commodities, not entities, and economic
expansion is the
primary measure of progress.
Competition, taking, and hoarding are
higher
values than cooperation, sharing, and gifting.
Profits are valued
over people, money over
meaning, entitlement over justice, “us” over
“them.” This is the most dangerous addiction in
the world, not only
because of its impact on
humanity but because it is rapidly undermining
the
natural systems that sustain the biosphere.”
–Bill Plotkin
"Was it the smile of early spring
That made my bosom glow?
'Twas sweet, but neither sun nor wind
Could raise my spirit so.
Was it some feeling of delight,
All vague and undefined?
No, 'twas a rapture deep and strong,
Expanding in the mind!"
- Anne Bronte, In Memory of A Happy Day in February.
Photo: Sunrise over Corfe Castle - Dorset, by Peter Spencer.
That made my bosom glow?
'Twas sweet, but neither sun nor wind
Could raise my spirit so.
Was it some feeling of delight,
All vague and undefined?
No, 'twas a rapture deep and strong,
Expanding in the mind!"
- Anne Bronte, In Memory of A Happy Day in February.
Photo: Sunrise over Corfe Castle - Dorset, by Peter Spencer.
Monday, February 15, 2016
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