Welcome, autumn!
Posted: September 22nd, 2020 | Author: timp67 | Filed under: T Writes | Tags: Nature | No Comments »Today is the first day of autumn in these parts. A change of seasons always brings the promise of better days ahead!
Smiley smile
Posted: August 9th, 2019 | Author: timp67 | Filed under: Letters to T | Tags: Funny, Goals and Achievements, Nature, Smiles, Wolves | No Comments »Stay for the goofy yawn!
Happiness is a wolf’s smile 🐺 #FridayThoughts pic.twitter.com/lmQv7clEzk
— Wolf Conservation Center (@nywolforg) August 9, 2019
Plastidon mastodan
Posted: March 23rd, 2019 | Author: timp67 | Filed under: T Writes | Tags: Animals, Artwork, Goals and Achievements, Nature | No Comments »The world’s most famous ice age fossil excavation site is located in the heart of Los Angeles, California at the La Brea Tar Pits. Fans of ice age animals can view a heartbreaking scene: a daddy mammoth and a baby mammoth bidding a sad farewell to a mother mammoth trapped in the deadly ooze and sinking fast.
Of course, these aren’t real mammoths. They are made of durable fiberglass, created by sculptor Howard Ball and installed at the bubbling site in 1967.
How did they get to the tar pits? Towed behind Mr. Ball’s 1958 Volkswagen, of course!
Looking good
Posted: March 10th, 2019 | Author: timp67 | Filed under: T Writes | Tags: Animals, Curious Things, Nature | No Comments »Conch shells are something to blow like a horn on special occasions and otherwise keep proudly on a shelf of treasures.
In the ocean, however, conch shells are something else entirely.
Occupied.
We see you, conches!
Yuri’s bears
Posted: November 4th, 2018 | Author: timp67 | Filed under: T Writes | Tags: Animals, Artwork, Favorite Things, Nature | No Comments »The wonderful illustrator Yuri Vasnetsov was born in Russia in 1900. He studied modern art but found his greatest inspiration in traditional Russian folk art and his love of wildlife. Animals of all kinds spring to life in his drawings and paintings with much humor and sometimes a touch of dread. Bears were a favorite subject. Here are some terrific examples.
Mr. Vasnetsov was able to give all his animal creations a strong and distinct personality. Despite having lost a leg and trekking in deep snow, this bear seems to be looking on the bright side of life. It’s good to be home!
⌃Here are the famous Three Bears in a happy daytime woodland scene.
⌃And a different trio in a nighttime setting.
⌃This bear has found a reluctant sailing companion, who also serves as a boat!
⌃And this painting shows Yuri’s love of bears is shared by all.
Farewell, summer. Welcome, autumn!
Posted: September 23rd, 2018 | Author: timp67 | Filed under: T Writes | Tags: Animals, Dogs, Fun, Nature | No Comments »Happy Labor Day!
Posted: September 3rd, 2018 | Author: timp67 | Filed under: T Writes | Tags: Animals, Holidays, Nature | No Comments »Happy #LaborDay to all the hard workers out there trying to build a better world one grain of sand at a time! pic.twitter.com/piP3oq6Va8
— Monterey Bay Aquarium (@MontereyAq) September 3, 2018