Archive for November, 2006

in the redwoods - part three

Saturday, November 25th, 2006

This is the third in a series of posts on the Coast Redwood forests that we visited in September and October. Click on these links to view parts one and two.
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When you’re in the redwoods, you will soon notice that new life seems to be springing from even the most ancient and […]

friday ark #114

Saturday, November 25th, 2006

All aboard for the best of this week’s animal blogging at Friday Ark #114 on the Modulator.

good planets are hard to find

Saturday, November 25th, 2006

The latest edition of Good Planets Are Hard To Find is up at Tortoise Trail. Don’t miss it!

catch a falling star

Friday, November 24th, 2006

Last night, I just happened to be looking out a north-facing bedroom window when a bright “green thing” fell out of the sky at around 23:15 hrs. EST. I assume it was a meteor… or would that be meteorite? In any case, I made the little graphic to provide an approximate idea of […]

in the redwoods - part two

Thursday, November 23rd, 2006

The Corkscrew Tree
Prairie Creek
Yesterday was the first of what will probably end up being three or four posts on the redwood groves that we visited while in California in September and October.
Leaving aside the diameter and the height, the thing that blows me away about these trees is their mass. I can’t […]