Sorting through my ever-growing image files, I happened upon a collection that I recorded (can we really say “took a photo” anymore now that most everyone has gone to digital cameras?) on my visit to Panama last October. Regular readers may remember that this was the trip on which I went ill-prepared, photographically speaking, and […]
John E. Riutta
About John E. Riutta
Posts by John E. Riutta, MA, MBA, FLS, MemRES:
Neither Hero Nor Villain
As a naturalist, it seems decidedly wrong to me to allow the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin to pass without acknowledging the fact and pausing at least a moment to offer a philosophical reflection.
Nature Geeks Unite!
“Lionel Kelleway explores the micro world of Mosses in a wood on the border of Shropshire and Herefordshire with the help of a local bryologist Mark Lawley.” “Lionel Kelleway goes in search of ferns that have settled in some unexpected places.” “Lionel Kelleway joins two bird-ringers in an orchard in Worcestershire as they wait for […]
In Bob We Trust
In these days when the global economy is in the Bemis, businesses are tossing hard-working honest people to the curb by the tens of thousands, and those responsible for it all are roaming free and cashing their multi-million dollar bonus checks, it’s easy to fall into deep despair and conclude that there is, in fact, […]