Month: August 2021

Camel Spiders

Camel spiders are 1 to 10 cm. long (not counting out-stretched legs) creatures. Even though they are called camel spiders, and despite their appearance, they are not spiders, scorpions, or insects. They do not have venom or silk glands to make webs. They actually belong to a group of Arachnids called Solifugae which is related…


Don’t walk in front of me. I may not follow. Don’t walk behind me. I may not lead. Walk beside me. Be my friend.

This is an excellent quote about friendship. Friendship requires compassion and understanding from people at separate, but equal individuals.


Favorite Witches

There are a lot of witchy magic characters that out there that I like. These are examples of some of my favorite. Bayonetta Witches of Eastwick Practical Magic Beastmaster II witch Hocus Pocus Kiki Bewitched The witches on Spirited Away


Wood Thrush

The wood thrush is a common woodlands bird best known for its hauntingly beautiful song. Here is an example of wood thrush singing. I think it sounds as beautiful as a nightingale.


Home

I have been thinking of what home is like and came up with this free verse poem. Home I hope that nothing bad happens. Bad things will always, eventually, happen. That’s the way life is. I hope that nothing too bad happens to us for the rest of our lives. I am happy to be…


Edible Plants

Clovers Clovers have dense compact heads, tiny pea-like flowers and 3 leaflets. They come in many different species wit white, pink, red, or yellow flowers. They can be used in salads, as cooked greens, for tea, and to make flour. They are rich in protein. They flower-heads and young leaves are hard to digest when…


Coldplay – Viva la Vida (432 Hz)

I like the natural musical pitch in this song. It really does make it sound softer, brighter, and more beautiful!  https://youtu.be/dvgZkm1xWPE


“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” – from a poem called “The New Colossus” by Emma Lazarus

This excerpt is engraved on a bronze plaque hung in the Statue of Liberty museum. It expresses the governing U.S. attitude toward immigrants: welcome. Today’s attitude towards immigrants has changed and their is a new debate over immigration, one where many people are unsure of whether or not illegal aliens should be made legal or…


The Right To Bear Arms Is The Last Form Of Defense Against Tyranny

Individuals should always have the right to defend themselves against tyranny.


You Are Nothing But An Animal

These are few interesting quotes from one of my favorite movies from childhood, “Legend”. “Lili: No, you lie. You disgust me. You are nothing but an animal. The Lord of Darkness: (Evil laugh) We are all animals, my lady. Most are too afraid to see it!” In this movie the Lord of Darkness, the villain,…