“The nation behaves well when it treats the natural resources as assets, which it must turn over to the next generation increased and not impaired in value.”–Teddy Roosevelt
“The nation behaves well when it treats the natural resources as assets, which it must turn over to the next generation increased and not impaired in value.”–Teddy Roosevelt
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Oct 092011
Roosevelts Advice
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Mar 122011
“Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.” — Teddy Roosevelt
Facebook Comments and Likes
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Mar 072011
I’ve added a button to ‘like’ any entry next to the heading for that particular entry. I’ve also added Facebook based comments. (I don’t access your Facebook data.)
Happy Wolf Moon
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Feb 162011
Geminid Meteor Shower
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Dec 122010
Watch for Geminid meteors peaking 12/13-14.
Earliest Sunset
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Dec 072010
Today is the earliest sunset of the year. (Yes, two weeks before the solstice!) Each day from now until next June, the sun will set a little later.
Feast Your Eyes
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Nov 222010
The sky is the daily bread of the eyes. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Sep 242010
On Saturday, September 25th, for one day only, museums across the country will join the Smithsonian Institution in its long-standing tradition of offering free admission to visitors Free Admission to 1200 Museums on Museum Day [link]
Sep 212010
Happy Full Corn Moon, everybody! (Technically, early the Sept 23rd, but watch it rise 9/22, as well.)
Aug 232010
Happy "Sturgeon" Moon, everybody. (Full 8/24/10 at 11:05 am MDT [*])
Thunder Moon
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Jul 212010
“Full Moon occurs on the 25th at 9:37 pm Eastern Daylight Time. July’s Full Moon is popularly known as the Hay Moon or Thunder Moon, and the latter name seems particularly appropriate this year.” The Sky This Week, 2010 July 20 – 27
delight and play
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Jul 122010
“And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair.” Kahlil Gibran
Aphelion
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Jul 052010
“July 6th marks the date of Earth’s aphelion, the planet’s most distant point from the Sun. At 7:30 am EDT our fair world will be some 152,096,438 kilometers (94,508,345 miles) from the center of the Sun.” [*]
A good start to the month
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Jul 012010
I saw 5 hawks in one tree this morning in Altura Park. Four were definitely a family; two were definitely young. The fifth caused some commotion on return. I don’t know if it was an interloper or just another member of the family.