“One day, a small opening appeared on a chrysalis. A man sat and watched and waited for the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through the tiny opening. Then, it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gone as far as it could and it could not go any further. So the man decided to help the butterfly: he took a pair of scissors and Read more…
Scientific American by Ferris Jabr To become a butterfly, a caterpillar first digests itself. But certain groups of cells survive, turning the soup into eyes, wings, antennae and other adult structures. Read this informative article on How Does a Catepillar Turn into a Butterfly? to learn more about the defining role of imaginal discs in this phenomenal metamorphosis. Ferris Jabr is a contributing writer for Scientific American. He has also written for the New York Read more…
“Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight or any experience that reveals the human spirit.” – e.e. cummings
I would love to live like a river flows, carried by the surprise of its own unfolding. ~ John O’Donohue Gratefulness.org Word for the Day
There is no greater gift you can give or receive than to honor your calling. It’s why you were born. And how you become most truly alive. — Oprah Winfrey Quote of the Day, EcoWatch, June 20, 2016
Robin Milam is interviewed about the Rights of Nature Movement by Brian Porter on I Am Nature
Baby Hammonds Flycatcher July 2014 Perched on two solar lamps at the head of our walkway are a pair of small green-grey-and-brown hued flycatchers. They sit as a sentinel guarding their nest above. With no notice, one will take flight hovering in midair or into the dogwood tree that shades them. Quick tweets fill the air. Throughout the day they fly back and forth to the nest of the three furry little nestlings they are Read more…
The powerful Native American (Lakota) chant From the album “Hidden Waters, Sacred Ground” http://www.songhealer.net photos: Liane Huizen The earth is our mother, We must take care of heh We must take care of her. Hey yanna, ho yanna, hey yan yan. Hey yanna, ho yanna, hey yan yan. Her sacred ground we walk upon With every step we take. Her sacred ground we walk upon With every step we take. Hey yanna, ho yanna, hey Read more…
“We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.” – Winston Churchill
“Never, never be afraid to do what’s right, especially if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake. Society’s punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way.” – Martin Luther King.