Nice that Astronomy Picture of the day for 8 March, International Women’s Day, should be the Red Moon from last Saturday’s full moon eclipse. La…
This garden began in January 2007, as part of a group project in organic gardening (we’re using no fertilizers or pesticides). We planted small lettuce…
… or comet? Credit & Copyright: Noel Munford (Palmerston North Astronomical Society, New Zealand) McNaught’s comet Thanks to the Astronomy Picture of the Day for…
It was last January 6, Befana Day in Italy, aka Epiphany (“manifestation” in Greek; sudden intuitive leap that lands in a flash of understanding about…
(With kind thanks to Pat and the Episcopalians at Saint Paul’s within the Walls in Rome.)
My article “Forest and tree symbolism in folklore” here, published by the FAO in the forestry journal Unasylva. Some resources on the Parco della Caffarella…
“Heracles did not return to Mycenae by a direct route. He first traversed Libya, whose King Antaeus, son of Poseidon and Mother Earth, was in…
I have been “meme’d” to write 15 fun facts about books! So here goes! (and thanks to Steve and Nick). I don’t remember how I…