Curiosity Cabinet

Three Things I’m Curious About This Week #26

March 29, 2023 / Comments Off

Scorpions glow under black lights! Who knew?

A scorpion glows bluish-green against a dark blue background. — Via Chinchillazllla on Twitter.

This poem by Barbara Kingsolver, which is both aesthetically and emotionally pleasing. Maybe take some time to do nothing this week?

How to Do Absolutely Nothing
Rent a house near the beach, or a cabin
but: Do not take your walking shoes.
Don’t take any clothes you’d wear
anyplace anyone would see you.
Don’t take your rechargeables.
Take Scrabble if you have to,
but not a dictionary and no
pencils for keeping score.
Don’t take a cookbook
or anything to cook.
A fishing pole, ok
but not the line,
hook, sinker,
leave it all.
Find out
what’s
left.
-Barbara Kingsolver

This mini-history of the Shetland pony.

A shaggy black Shetland pony is covered in snow. — Photo by Catherine Munro via Twitter.

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