by Audrey Clark Wandering down Boulevard Saint Germain near Notre Dame in Paris, I passed a store window filled with insect specimens on display. The stylish sign read Claude et Nature (Claude and Nature). I veered into the store, astonished that such a place exists. A small stuffed bison (small for a bison, that is) [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Insects’
The Charisma of the Drab
Posted in Discoveries, Natural Destinations, tagged Amateurs, Audrey, Biophilia, Charismatic megafauna, Experts, Insects, Paris, Specimens, Weevils on February 7, 2012 | Comments Off
Time Slips
Posted in Seasons, tagged Burlington, Danielle, Dragonflies, Insects, John the Baptist, Summer on September 8, 2011 | 1 Comment »
By Danielle Owczarski Crickets sound their high-pitched hum, blaring sirens swell and shrink, sweat percolates in overlapping areas, distant music floats through the moonlit breeze, insomnia returns, a kingfisher chatters along the lake shore, a main sail flaps in the breeze – all signifying the shift to summer in Burlington. Spring has its moments with [...]