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The Respectful Empiricist
At 7:59 this evening it will officially be summer. We've had a few days at or near 100 degrees and the baseball season is nearly half over. That is spring. The plants are flourishing because here in Maryland we have had plenty of rain. My own garden is mediocre but functional. Rabbits have eaten most of my peas and beans. Tomatoes are forthcoming but not grandly. Some of my peppers are looking very well and others very wan. The Basil is my cornucopia though so everything else pales.
The Goldfinches, Catbirds and House Sparrows dominate the yard. Last evening I had a semi rare Blue Jay make a raucous scene in the yard.
Farmer's Markets are thriving and a new local one started last week. It was less than mediocre but I hope it catches on. Eat local y'all
I promise I'll read your email.
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Oh, that I were so hirsute that I could bandy about with these whiskers, this is not a picture of me. Respectfulempiricist blog! |
You know, I only write AllAbout Me for you, the reader. It is my generosity that allows you to know what is on my mind. Otherwise I would keep it to myself. You probably all want to know what is going on at the New York Botanical Gardens. In particular there is a great Darwin display and here is a brief interview with the Curator, David Kohn.
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Well elections are around the corner and I had a flashback from many years ago. It's in the Blog! Don't be shy to tell me what an ass I am. |
Since the first day I saw an image of an Orchard Oriole I looked forward to my first sighting. I finally got it about a month ago. I watched many of them in the cold dawn of a Saturday morning. It was I all I could want. |
Zimmer does an excellent job of representing natural selection in this book. His case and his logic cannot be refuted by intelligent and thinking people. Here is my take on it.
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"All forms that perish other forms supply
(By turns we catch the vital breath and die)
Like bubbles on the sea of matter borne,
They rise, they break and to that sea return.
Alexander Pope
",,,but nature has never found human incromprehension a reason for changing her methods."
Matt Ridley