by Expand Your Consciousness
“The E.P.A. in 2011 approved the use of these chemicals, used to ease the flow of oil from the ground, despite the agency’s own grave concerns about their toxicity, according to the documents, which were reviewed by The New York Times.”
Even those of us with modest means are living a life that countless people around the world only dream about. When you think about it, you may just realize that you already live like a lottery winner compared to so many people who struggle to have the basics like food, clean water, sanitation, education, and … Read more
My grandmother was born in 1905 and except for a brief time when my grandfather worked in a Detroit factory during World War II, Anna lived her entire life in the Dakotas. I was raised mostly in Texas suburbs and on family visits was always mesmerized by her “old ways” of doing things. On … Read more
Walking on a beach, or anywhere in Nature, can be an exercise in meditation. It doesn’t take special preparation except to be in the moment–which isn’t necessarily easy.
Dogs are too good for us. Throughout history, people have asked dogs to perform dangerous duties with the goal of risking canine lives in place of human lives. Dogs have answered with courage and loyalty. The photograph above entitled, “Dogs in Humanity’s Service” a World War One Red Cross dog named “Filax” is shown … Read more
I used to collect old photographs and postcards from the late 1800s/early 1900s and especially liked silly animal pictures. The photos were usually a bit faded, and I don’t think I ever really looked into the eyes of the various critters who were immortalized in the cute photos. Recently, my feeling about the photos … Read more
National parks are protected treasures throughout the world. Famous among them are Yosemite National Park in the U.S., Canada’s Banff National Park, Kenya’s Amboseli National Park, Australia’s Kakadu National Park, and countless others around the globe. One thing that is common to all is that the memories we carry from them are often held close … Read more
My goal in sharing these videos isn’t to sell you on one brand or another, but to think about your own pet and consider whether there is more you might do to ensure your shared travels are as safe as possible.
I’ve been bicycling for years and still think back with appreciation for the veteran riders who taught me how to safely enjoy more miles than I can ever count. That was in the days before the Rails to Trails movement really took off. Our rides were mostly on backroads shared with cars whose drivers … Read more
Realizing they were sitting on a mountain of data, NOAA Fisheries researchers sifted through location and dive records of satellite-tracked sea turtles, as well as weather buoy data along a stretch of the Mid-Atlantic that had been gathered as a hurricane tracked its way through the sea turtles’ seasonal territory. As Leah Crowe, a biologist … Read more