I’m sitting here at Whitefish Point watching the morning light as the sun is rising. It’s warmer that the past few days. Yesterday we saw a few Black-throated Green Warblers and a lot of Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warblers, but otherwise migration has been somewhat slow. As a result I have been thinking about other things. TheContinue reading “The nature of the world”
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Sacré Bleu
After reading Anima Rising I decided to re-read Moore’s other book relating to artists and the art world Sacré Bleu. If Anima Rising was a strange tale, Sacré Blue is even stranger. The book follows Lucien, a baker in Paris in the 1890s and the odd association with the pigment blue that artists are gettingContinue reading “Sacré Bleu”
Anima Rising
Well, another Christopher Moore book arrived and has been read. And as withh all of his books it was entertaining and funny (sometimes). Moore has the ability to interweave history and fiction successfully. In this book there are the many historical figures such as Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung among othersContinue reading “Anima Rising”
Dark Day Book Reviews
I got this book for free and it looked interesting. I assumed that it was fiction, but eh author wrote it as actual history. This actually made me laugh. There is essentially nothing in the book that is factual even though the author gives abundant citations. The book covers Chinese explorations of the Pacific OceanContinue reading “Dark Day Book Reviews”
Changing weather and a book
What a difference between sunrise and sunset. As the day progressed, the wind picked up and it became cooler. The next couple of days are looking windy and cooler. Susan spent the late morning and early afternoon working on the habitat restoration site. Here’s Susan in her Fish & Wildlife Volunteer jacket and hat. InContinue reading “Changing weather and a book”
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