‘Jacana Bird’ photo by Chris Eason CC BY 2.0. The African Jacana bird, (See photo above), is nicknamed, ‘The Elegant Lily-Trotter’ and the ‘Jesus Bird’ because it is indeed ‘elegant’ and spends most of its time walking on lily pads and floating plants which gives it the appearance of ‘walking on water’, just likeContinue reading “THE ELEGANT LILY-TROTTER!”
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YOUR FRIEND!
‘Atlantic Horseshoe Crab’ photo by Caldari, CCO, via Wikimedia Commons. You’ve got a friend in meYou’ve got a friend in meWhen the road looks rough aheadAnd you’re miles and miles from your nice warm bedYou just remember what your old pal saidBoy, you’ve got a friend in meYeah, you’ve got a friend in meTheme songContinue reading “YOUR FRIEND!”
SILVER SWORD!
‘Haleakala Silver Sword’ plant photo by Forest & Kim Starr CC 3.0. The Haleakala Silver Sword plant (See photo above) is found in only one place in the world, on the high-altitude slopes of the Haleakala Crater on the Island of Maui! Believe it or not, you can drive your car up to 10,000 feetContinue reading “SILVER SWORD!”
EDELWIESS!
‘Edelweiss Wildflower, PxHere. Were you alive in 1965? I was! That was the year the movie ‘The Sound of Music’ premiered! It won 5 Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director. By 1966 it was the highest grossing movie of all time (300 million) and rated the 55thgreatest American film by the American Film Institute for its ‘powerfulContinue reading “EDELWIESS!”
