Beautiful snow this morning in Bloomington. Signatures of the neighborhood animal life. In the cat tracks above, notice how the back feet land almost directly on top of the front. In animal tracking this is called “direct register,” and is typical of cats and foxes. For more tracking terms check out this link. Cottontail rabbitsContinue reading “Tracks”
Monthly Archives: January 2021
Zero-waste-ish: Small Changes I’ve made this Year
We’ve all got to start somewhere, and I started with Kroger brand “Crumb dilly icious” sandwich cookies. No particular reason except for their ridiculous name, and the fact that I ate A LOT of them. Kroger, by the way, has an impressively (what I assume to be) tongue-in-cheek marketing strategy. Either that or they’ve reallyContinue reading “Zero-waste-ish: Small Changes I’ve made this Year”
The Fight for Indiana Wetlands
Tomorrow, SB 389 will be heard by the Indiana Senate Environmental Affairs Committee. The bill would categorically eliminate protection for state wetlands by repealing the 2003 state wetlands law. For the past 17 years, whenever a project is planned that will impact a state wetland (otherwise known as an “isolated” wetland, as opposed to aContinue reading “The Fight for Indiana Wetlands”
January Photos and Finds
Not a clear theme for today, just thought I’d share some of the things I’ve found. The featured picture above is some kind of slime mold, probably unidentifiable. It was growing from a dead elm tree, with the bark peeling off. I’ve actually seen these structures on a couple different dead elm trees so IContinue reading “January Photos and Finds”
recycled paper clips 