Category Archives: Nature

The Iceman’s Eyes

March 1, 2012 – 12:33 pm

After twenty years of studying Oetzi’s DNA, the so-called Iceman, scientists have come to the conclusion that his eyes were brown. Which means he was tall, dark, and handsome, if you like the rugged type.

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Fifty Yard Dash

February 27, 2012 – 7:52 pm

One month ago I was standing on Hempstead Heath with a Action Man from Greenpeace. We admired the Henry Moore sculpture at the top of a meadow. His wife was playing with the dog. Their son was meandering with his teenage cousin. The sky was gray. It was good to be in London with friends. […]

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Starving Snowman

February 18, 2012 – 12:41 pm

The Swedes have an expression; In spring no one thinks of the snow that fell last year. One Swede might argue that point, for AP reported that police in thenorthern town of Umeaa have rescued a motorist stranded deep snow since December. No one reported the man in his mid-40s as missing and he was […]

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Tsunami 2004 plus 7

December 29, 2011 – 8:34 pm

Seven years ago on Boxing Day a tour boat dropped me the southern end of Koh Samet and I kayaked to a distant island. The idyllic isle was deserted, except for a single family. The father was a sailor and this post required his protecting the untouched forests from loggers. The family was there for […]

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Oh No Canada

December 13, 2011 – 6:46 am

Like most New England hockey fans the national anthem of Canada has been screwed into our aural memory. Some of us even know the lyrics of the English version. Few can sing the French version and no one in my immediate family has heard the Inuit rendition. “O Canada! Our home and native land!” The […]

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