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Island in the NetSep 17, 2026

Bold Jumping Spider

The spider stayed still long enough for a few good frames. The I left it alone. #arachnids #macrophotography

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Lieb's LogSep 9, 2026

Wendell Berry

Since his passing last week I've been wanting to write something about Wendell Berry. Though I have read very little of his stuff he had a major impact on my life. It was 1976. I was trying to be a farmer on some borrowed plots near Eugene Oregon. I had a tractor and was taking organic gardening to the next level by growing at a larger scale and selling to local natural food stores and distributors. At some point I joined in with some other small farmers to form a kind of self help cooperative we called Organically Grown Inc. (which eventually morphed into Organically Grown Company [1] and is today one to the largest distributors of organic produce). One of our first projects was to empty out one member's barn of horse manure, using another member's front end loader, and another member's dump truck, and spreading it on our fields. The fellow with the barn full of horse manure was named Lynn Miller [2], the horses were Belgian draft horses, and he had just started publishing the Small Farmers Journal [3]. This was still about 4 years before I started farming with Belgians myself. Intrigued by the possibility or farming with draft horses I subscribed to the Small Farmers Journal (I still have a box full of old journals from the 70's) and became an avid reader. Besides learning a lot of the technical details, I was introduced to Wendell Berry, as many of the articles contained excerpts of his writing, and I believe he may have even contributed some articles himself. The idea of living on the land and farming with draft horses became firmly ingrained in my being. To get the big picture you have to understand what my generation was going through. The late 60's was a major upheaval. The realization that our government and our schools had been lying to us our whole childhoods, the disenchantment with the rat race work to get ahead at all costs, and the need to find meaning in life, had made us all seekers. For many the search ended with psychedelic drugs, but for most it continued down many paths of spiritual teachings, gurus, and lifestyles. By the time I first read Wendell Berry I already knew that for me it meant getting back to the land. So in many ways Wendell Berrys' writings were a confirmation of what I had been felling for some time. Basically what he was saying is the you won't find the answers you seek in books, or at the feet of a guru, but rather by living on the land and immersing yourself in the natural cycles of the seasons and the world around you. Grow your own food. Simplify your life, and shun the glitter and turmoil of the modern world. No doubt my life would be better today if I had been able to remain true to these ideas. The need to be able to support my kids took me down another road, but my heart is still out there sitting under a tree in the woods. [1] https://www.organicgrown.com/ [2] https://lynnrmiller.com/ [3] https://smallfarmersjournal.com/

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Jansens PottSep 2, 2026

Wildlife B&W #29

Namibia Einfach nur schöne Tierfotos - in Schwarz-Weiß

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Matt DobbinsSep 1, 2026

This year is flying by!

Happy September! Is it sweater weather yet?

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JamesAug 31, 2026

Chinese Idioms (Guest post by Naty)

One of the options for the Blaugust Community Award is to write a guest post for another blogger. Zachary and I wrote guest posts for each other's sites earlier in the month. [...]

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Jansens PottAug 26, 2026

Wildlife B&W #28

Namibia Einfach nur schöne Tierfotos - in Schwarz-Weiß

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Arindams LeafletAug 24, 2026

Castle Hill

Dramatic rock formations

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Karim's ProjectionAug 20, 2026

This Bird Is Named Wrong and Doesn't Care

The pink robin lives in the cool, wet forests of southeastern Australia — Tasmania, Victoria, a bit of New South Wales — and weighs about 10 grams, roughly three sheets of paper. The male carries a genuinely rare color for a wild bird: a deep rose-pink breast set against a charcoal-black head and back. Pink almost never occurs naturally in feathers; when it does show up in birds, it's usually diet-driven, like flamingos and their shrimp. Here it's just built in, for no ecological reason anyone n...

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Jansens PottAug 19, 2026

Wildlife B&W #27

Namibia Einfach nur schöne Tierfotos in Schwarz-Weiß

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Jansens PottAug 12, 2026

Wildlife B&W #26

Namibia Einfach nur schöne Tierfotos in Schwarz-Weiß

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ScubaHankNYC | Underwater Cinematographer and Dive ReviewsAug 9, 2026

Hammerhead Silhouette, Galápagos

In the Galápagos Islands, hammerhead sharks are often encountered by divers in significant numbers due to the nutrient-rich waters. A single scalloped hammerhead was observed moving effortlessly through a school of fish, illustrating the species' critical conservation status while also highlighting the strength of ocean currents in this unique ecosystem. The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://scubahanknyc.com/2026/08/09/hammerhead-silhouette-galapagos/">Hammerhead Silhouette, Galápagos</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://scubahanknyc.com">Scuba Hank NYC</a>.

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Jansens PottAug 5, 2026

Wildlife B&W #25

Namibia Einfach nur schöne Tierfotos - in Schwarz-Weiß

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Jansens PottJul 29, 2026

Wildlife B&W #24

Namibia Einfach nur schöne Tierfotos - in Schwarz-Weiß

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I'm Not Doctor WhoJul 22, 2026

#oneaday Day 775: Perambulation

I've been for a walk out on the Common for the last three evenings. Tonight, I gave myself permission to take the evening off, because three days in a row is solid going, there is no need to go every single night, whatever the "sergeant major" part of my brain might say, plus my feet...

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Jansens PottJul 22, 2026

Wildlife B&W #23

Namibia Einfach nur schöne Tierfotos - in Schwarz-Weiß

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Sona's WebsiteJul 20, 2026

Birds

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Sona's WebsiteJul 19, 2026

Wisdom

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Sona's WebsiteJul 19, 2026

Drumset

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Sona's WebsiteJul 18, 2026

Blue flowers

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Jansens PottJul 15, 2026

Wildlife B&W #22

Namibia Einfach nur schöne Tierfotos - in Schwarz-Weiß

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ScubaHankNYC | Underwater Cinematographer and Dive ReviewsJul 14, 2026

Shark Awareness Day: Five Species, Five Status Checks

Sharks are categorized differently regarding their conservation status depending on species and location. Recent studies show varying protection levels based on enforcement in habitats. The tiger shark population in the Maldives is stable due to research efforts, whereas sand tiger and Caribbean reef sharks face significant threats, highlighting the need for effective protections. The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://scubahanknyc.com/2026/07/14/shark-awareness-day-five-species-five-status-checks/">Shark Awareness Day: Five Species, Five Status Checks</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://scubahanknyc.com">Scuba Hank NYC</a>.

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Lieb's LogJul 12, 2026

Walking on the beach

Yesterday I went for a walk on the beach. Linda maintains a vacation rental at Bayshore just north of Waldport. The house is on a bluff with a great ocean view. It's a bit of a hike down to the beach but not a problem for me. There are sand dunes and then a wide sandy beach. The tide was going out so I could walk on the hard sand just before the waves. Although it had been foggy and cold in the morning the fog had lifted and the sun was breaking through. There was also no wind so It was nice and warm for a walk. I grew up on the beach on the opposite coast. Lived 4 houses from the end of a dead end street that ended at the dunes. Needless to say I spent a lot of time on the beach. Unlike Oregon the water warms up in the summertime, and the days do too. I learned to swim well and navigate the currents a rip tides. The surfing craze hit when I was 12 and I jumped right on it. This eventually led to moving across the country to San Diego in search of better waves and warm winters. This was 1967 which, although I had no idea at the time, was the "summer of love" when the San Francisco hippie scene was born. The evolving culture and political climate of the late 1960's then led to a move to Oregon, where I landed less than 10 miles south of where I was walking yesterday. The thing about Oregon beaches is that they are never crowded. Where I grew up in Long Beach, NY the beach would be beach blanket to beach blanket on a nice summer day. On my walk yesterday I saw about 10 people over a half mile of beach. A family with kids, some teenagers, and a couple of solitary walkers like myself. More crowds the closer you get to Portland, less the farther south you go. In fact the south Oregon Coast is extremely remote, and there are many hidden beaches where you will not see another person. The ocean and beach the beach is so much a part of me, that I often feel like just sitting and watching the waves is enough to satisfy my soul and make me feel at peace. This was heavy on my mind yesterday as my recent bike crash has kept me from doing some of the things I love, and made doing many others much harder. Indeed I had to cut yesterday's walk shorter than I would have liked, and spend a lot of time sitting on a log, but that was okay, I was still there.

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James HaleyJul 9, 2026

Touch grass today

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Jansens PottJul 8, 2026

Wildlife B&W #21

Namibia Einfach nur Tierfotos - in Schwarz-Weiß

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