Soapy Rerun

Time again for this post from January 3, 2013. Science: the way to see in!

Spend a happy hour...or two

Spend some time this season checking out Ned Harris's latest adventures on his flickr site.

Not to be confused with another Ned Harris.

Our favorite bug lady

Spend some time at Margarethe Brummermann's blog Arizona Beetles Bugs Birds and More and check out her great watercolor art.

Snakes are beautiful, too

Our favorite Serpent Princess of Dancing Snake Nature Photography is offering her Striking Beauties 2015 wall calendar. Be sure to get a few extras for gifts!

And here's a post from January 21, 2014 with her photos. 

Snakes are cool!

Social Snakes is the official blog for the Advocates for Snake Preservation, based here in Tucson!

And a post from Phenomena on mother snakes who go the distance for their offspring!

Housekeeping

It's that time of year again. I need to post some links to other blogs of interest and some re-runs from my own. If you want to take a week or so off, you can always look through the archives at Sabinocanyon.net - Over 1400 posts to choose from!

Some cool stuff:
Another great TED talk from Hans Rosling (and his son Ola)

And a book I'm reading (albeit slowly): How not to be wrong: The power of mathematical thinking by Jordan Ellenberg. If you fear math, hate math, and/or don't remember much about math, this is the book for you. Ellenberg explains mathematical concepts to help you better understand (and not be fooled by) graphs, studies, media proclamations, and all manner of surveys. And there's no homework!!

Variegated Meadowhawk

Photo by Bill Kaufman 11/17/2014

There are still plenty of insects out and about. You can usually find dragonflies like this male Variegated Meadowhawk near the creek.