March 8th, 2007
recently read or seen – and enjoyed
It’s been a few weeks since I put together a collection of links, so today seems like a good time for another. One of the things I like so much about the net, and especially about blogs, is that they provide a glimpse into life in other parts of the world. Also, the writings of others can introduce ideas that we would otherwise not have considered. Today’s link collection features a little of both of the above. I hope you’ll enjoy them:
* First stop is at the blog Shock Trauma, by Pat Jensen. She doesn’t post often, but from what I gather, she’s a member of an air medic team that frequently works in the Arctic. She’s also a writer. I found a couple of neat posts on her blog. The first one is about a visit to check on a Muskox to see how it was feeling. The second post contains a few photos of the Northern Lights, as seen around Yellowknife, by one of her friends. We don’t get that kind of an aurora show here, but we have had a few good ones over the years. I’d love to see a show like the one in these photos.
* Second stop. We’re with Cathy from Looking Up, who often posts comments here. Recently, she wrote a series of posts about her trip to Arizona. This is a wonderful post containing wildlife photos and what looks to be a cowboy riding a cholla. Be sure to read a few of the before and after posts for some other great photos from the Arizona trip.
* Next stop is Dr. Concur’s Recovery Room to learn about the the great tragedy that took place in Iqaluit on the night that The Snack burned down. I know it may be hard to fathom how the demise of a snack bar could have such grave repercussions, but keep in mind the setting. Having once worked in a (somewhat less) out-of-the-way place for a time, this account made me laugh as I can well imagine how some of my co-workers would have felt if the local “snack” had burnt down.
* At Ruth’s Body, Soul, ad Spirit blog, here are a couple of excellent pieces that will get you thinking about food, the environment, world economics and politics on a different level. The first is on the Mexican Corn Protests, and the next is on eating locally. In many ways, the two pieces are very related as they have to do with locally produced foods, the impact of transportation, especially fuel consumption and how the insatiable demand for fuel is changing world economics in ways we rarely consider.
* Marcia Bonta, has posted a lovely essay, Welcome Spring, on a springtime walk in her home territory.
Okay, that’s all for now. Hope all the links work. If they don’t, someone let me know. I’ll try to put together some more interesting links sometime soon.