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3 Curious Collections of Photographs
There’s something almost soothing about collections of photographs that allow us to explore an everyday subject in a new way. Here are three photographers that let us see things in new ways. First…
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3 Curious Digital Nature Collections
There is something extremely satisfying about a digital collection of natural objects. I think it takes me back to that desire to understand and catalogue the natural world. Today, of course, it’s possible…
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Wild About Colour Nomenclature
Viva Magenta Very Peri Ultimate Grey Every year, Pantone releases their Colour of the Year, a trendsetting shade that is intended to, well, sell more paint, probably. 2024’s colour is Peach Fuzz, which…
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3 Curious Embroidered Tapestries
I have been fascinated by the Bayeux Tapestry ever since I first learned about it, not so much because of the story it tells, but by its sheer scale. The Bayeux Tapestry –…
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3 Curious Things that Glow in the Dark
When you think of things that glow in the dark, you probably aren’t thinking about flying squirrels or platypuses, but they are a couple of more than 125 different species of mammals that…
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Wild About Citizen Science
The herbarium label on my screen is dated 1932. The hand-writing is faded, but if I zoom in, I can make out the necessary information. Carefully, I type the requested data into the…
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3 Curious Things About Wildlife
I think I could do a post every month that was just interesting facts or news about wildlife, but I will attempt to mix it up a little. Here are three, not really…
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3 Curious Things About Small Scale Architecture
Since I’m reducing the overall number of posts for this blog going forward, one of the things I want to do is make this part of the blog more robust. Obviously, it’s easier…
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Wild About Noticing Nature
One of the things I’ve been doing over the past few months is spending more time outside exploring the local parks. I’m very lucky that my city is bisected by a river and…
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Hello again
Oh, hello! It has been awhile, hasn’t it? When I started this blog in 2022, I wanted to use it as a way to put interesting stories about art and nature and people…
a miscellany of wonder
