Monthly Archives: July 2009
weather and bugs
We’ve been having the most fascinating weather in the D.C. area this summer. In the spring and early June it rained all the time. The rain stopped just in time for the Folklife Festival, a two-week outdoor Smithsonian event that … Continue reading
turtles taste like chicken
Yesterday I wrote about turtles. Turtles are awesome. Their shell is made of bone. Bone! Ok, the part you actually touch, the outside, is made of – guess what – tortoiseshell. It’s something like horn. But under that, the hard … Continue reading
all baby animals, all the time
Isn’t this the best idea for a blog? It’s ZooBorns – about new baby animals at zoos around the world. Zoos always send out press releases when their animals have adorable new offspring. Press releases with pictures. Which are adorable. … Continue reading
30 days in siberia
Chris Linder, my partner in crime/journalism on the Bering Sea trip, does this kind of thing all the time. A month and a half after we pulled into Dutch Harbor, he was off again – this time, to Siberia. Here’s … Continue reading