The water pipits have just returned for their winter sojourn. In the morning they often skim the water in flocks of 50 to a 100, turning this way, then that, seemingly as a whole. Many times I’ve watched flocks of birds wheeling together, and wondered if this is truly a collective phenomenon, a consequence of […]
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This is one of the most fascinating webcams I know. It is focused on Pete’s Pond (nothing to do with me) — a watering hole in Botswana. In recent days I’ve seen lions, elephants, monkeys, various deer, crocodile, umpteen species of bird, and more. You can access it at: http://www9.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/wildcamafrica/index.html Or open the following directly […]
Continue readingHow does the rest of the world feel about us?
How does the rest of the world feel about us? I don’t mean what do the French think of Americans? Or what do the Yamamani of Amazonia think of Western civilization? But what do all the other creatures on this planet think of us? Or perhaps I should ask what do they feel about us, […]
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Las Vegas is not my first choice of US cities. Glittering casinos are not my cup of tea. Nor is a city built in the middle of the desert. But I’d been invited by a good friend of the Cirque de Soleil to attend the opening of their new show “Love” — a tribute to […]
Continue readingCreeping up on a Seal
The boat on which I live is moored close – about fifty feet – from some old breakwaters upon which seals like to come and rest. Over the years, I’ve got to know them pretty well, watched them clamboring out of the water onto the floating logs, listened to them snorting and burping till the […]
Continue readingMeditation Audios
Two new audio streams offering advice on dealing with thoughts in meditation and external sounds.
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