Posts Tagged ‘nature’
What is tattoo Tuesday about?
February 23, 2016
Tattoo artist Pony Reinhardt creates delicate collisions of plants, animals, and elements of space and alchemy in her black line tattoos reminiscent of vintage woodcut etchings. Studies of anatomy mingle with constellations and crystals, while woodland creatures right out of a storybook are wreathed in densely illustrated greenery. Reinhardt graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art with a BFA degree in fibers and her artwork has been exhibited in the Smithsonian National Gallery of Art as well as earning a number of awards and accolades. She founded an appointment-only tattoo studio in Portland called Tenderfoot Studio, and you can see many more of her pieces on Istagram. (via Illusion)
Story by Christopher Jobson at Colossal
What am I sappy wildlife blogging?
February 5, 20169 Exceptional Reasons to Become a Nature Photographer!
Reblogged from Why? because Science. With Thanks.
What do I think is wonderful?
February 3, 2016
Winds and currents all over the world. Click on the image to see the animation.
Thank you HMS Defiant.
What am I celebrating on tattoo Tuesday?
February 2, 2016Happy Groundhog Day – or Whistle Pig Day!
From the video, you can see why they are sometimes called whistle pigs.
Woodchucks got their name from the Algonquins who called them “wuchak” or “digger.” Woodchuck is a corruption of the Algonquin name. These large ground squirrels (Marmota monax) are also known as whistlers, ground pigs, thickwood badgers, and monax. Baby woodchucks are called chucklings.
February 2 is also known as Candlemas and falls 40 days after Christmas. Lots of other ancient holidays and observances take place in the early part of February – probably when everyone is weary of the long, dark nights and has hopes for an early spring.
What am I celebrating today?
January 5, 2016
National Bird Day is an annual holiday in the U.S., with half a million adherents who celebrate through birdwatching, studying birds, smoking birds, bird drinking games including ‘bird date’ and other bird-gang activities. (Wikipedia)
Because it is tattoo Tuesday, here is a tattoo of a black and white warbler on a dedicated birder
Birds Tattoo Contest during the Biggest Week of American birding organized by Black Swamp Bird Observatory. Maumee Bay Lodge and Conference Center, Oakland, Ohio. May 14th 2015.
Why am I looking up on tattoo Tuesday?
October 13, 2015I would like to see the auroras like this. I did catch a glimpse of them on a night-time drive in the middle of New York state when I was traveling with friends between Boston and Ohio. I also saw them briefly in a dark sky area of Ohio. But nothing as dramatic as this video. I don’t remember hearing any music, either.
Here are some tattoos:
Thanks to Why, Because Science for the reference.
What is tattoo Tuesday about?
September 8, 2015 
We recently returned from Hawaii and that is the subject of tattoo Tuesday.
Hibiscus – Hawaii’s state flower is a symbol of power and respect.
Plumeria – a symbol of beauty, charm and grace
Hawaiian Tribal Tattoo – I do not know the meaning of this design, but I think that tribal tattoos are very attractive.
This was the view from our room at the Hale Koa.
What am I sappy eagle blogging?
August 21, 2015I heard a story on NPR recently about how observation drones employed to observe wildlife raise the heart rates of the animals they are observing.
In the case of the story, black bears in the wild. The take-home message was that the drones interfere with the health and well-being of the critters.
The bears that the drones were being tested on had previously been caught, anesthetized, radio-tagged, and had heart rate monitors surgically implanted.
I wonder how those interventions affected their heart rate. Hmmm?
Anyway, this is what an eagle thinks of the drones.
Gunsmoke and Knitting 