Monreale, Sicily ~ April 29, 2004Amazing architecture and design of the Normans in Sicily.
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Friday, June 25, 2010
Megatooth
Megalodon or Megatooth (Cacharodon megalodon)
Newport, Oregon ~ March 11, 2006
Megalodon lived from about 23 million to 4 million years ago, and reached a length of over 50 feet. Its remains have been found on six continents, and its closest living relative is the fearsome great white shark. The brave man in photo #1 doesn't look too worried.
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Two Critters, Toe to Toe
Texas ~ April 13, 2007Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
In an earlier post, I showed another bird from the same mosaic.
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Byzantine Lion of Ravello
Ravello, Italy ~ April 22, 2004Byzantine Lions (1272) hold up one of the mosaic-decorated pulpits in this remarkable church on the Piazza Vescovado.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Extinct Horned Turtle and Atlas Lion on the Dodo Carousel
Paris ~ October 14, 2008The Dodo Carousel
of Extinct and Endangered Animals,
Jardin des Plantes
I want to focus on two animals today: the Horned Turtle (Meiolania sp.) and the Atlas Lion (Panthera leo leo), also known as the Nubian or Barbary lion. While some animals on the Dodo Carousel became extinct thousands of years ago, the last wild Atlas lion was shot and killed in 1922. This is terribly sad. Extinction was not due to a natural process, but was brought about by our thoughtlessness or uncaring behavior, and could have been prevented. It was later discovered that there were some "possible" descendants of this lion in zoos or circuses, but I believe that to this day the ancestry has not been proven or is mixed. The former range of this lion subspecies was Africa from Morocco to Egypt, and it may have been the heaviest of the lion species, although some experts believe the weights found in literature were exaggerated.
Poignantly, a few living species such as the gorilla and giant panda are also included on this carousel, and we can only hope they don't disappear under our stewardship.
Meiolania horned turtles survived in New Caledonia until about 2,000 years ago.
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Monday, June 21, 2010
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Thematic Trout at Tapiola
Astoria, Oregon ~ May 20, 2010Tapiola Park
In a town where so much of the history and economy is about fish, the playground has done a beautiful job of incorprating local elements, including this approachable trout in the toddlers' section.
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Redbird
Northern Cardinal, male (Cardinalis cardinalis) Napili, Maui, Hawaii ~ May 8, 2010
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Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Monday, June 14, 2010
Wings, Horns, Antlers, Hooves
Tacoma, Washington ~ May 23, 2004Tacoma Art Museum
Unfortunately, I didn't take a photo of the sign explaining who, what, when. I only captured the sign that said not to touch. What a necessary pity - I'll bet it feels amazing.
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Deadly and Beautiful
Near Astoria, Oregon ~ November 8, 2002
Amanita muscaria or fly agaric
Thanks to Emilio for reminding me to look for the photo. It's an old one taken with an older camera. In several different years, I've looked near the beach where I found this one, but have not seen them. Maybe this year I'll find some and take more photos. I remember one year when the forest floor seemed carpeted with them.
To see some amazing mushrooms from Colombia, check out Emilio's mushroom photos on Facebook.
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Friday, June 11, 2010
Embera Basket Animals
Flood Waters near Tucson
Sabino Canyon, Arizona ~ December 30, 2004We got our feet wet, although many who had taken the bus (tram? open bus?) hoping to reach the trailhead did not venture past the watery roadblock. Although it had rained hard the night before, it turned out to be a beautiful day with perfect weather for our hike in Sabino Canyon, north of Tucson.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Crocodiles of Paris
Paris ~ October 14, 2008Cuvier Fountain, Rue Linne and Rue Cuvier
For more about the fountain and its location, check out this post on my personal blog. For more crododiles in Paris, take a look at Jacob's Paris post from the Musee d'Orsay.
Onramps, Offramps
Portland, Oregon ~ May 19, 2004
Near the north end of Northwest 23rd Street
This is what makes me nervous about driving in cities I don't know very well. Often I take the wrong ramp.
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Trimmings on St. Andrews Square
Los Angeles ~ October 29, 2006Sometimes it can't be helped. You see something from the car window that you want to remember. I could have touched it up to remove the reflections, but I didn't.
Friday, June 4, 2010
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