Oh man, he is so freaking cute! We have about 50 baby toads that we raised this spring, from tadpoles, and quite honestly, I’m having a bit of trouble getting ready to set them free. Can’t imagine how

This is really cool! Prickly pear is the only cactus, I think, that’s native to my area. I don’t think I’ve ever seen one nearby, growing wild, but apparently they exist, and I’m always on the look out!

Rooks are in the corvidae family? With crows and ravens? Super smart birds — I read something recently about their intelligence, but can’t quite remember all the details. But I’ve never seen a rook, before.

From where I sit, your having vocalized an unpopular but authentic point of view is really positive and constructive. But it’s authentic, not true, and it’s perspective, not fact. I think it’s an important

Thank you so much! I still have barely any idea what most of that means, but I think I’ll catch on soon.

I carved this from a quahog shell, this winter. I never really thought of Celtic knots before — it was really sort of spontaneous and impulsive. I like your take on the subject. At first I thought the

Thank you! Going to have a look again now.

Thank you! It has me pretty hooked — this morning, anyway. Can’t seem to stop exploring! But I’m still completely at sea, and that room (in the photo) remains... Good luck to you, as well!

Looks like you took a tour on a 12 meter? This year try the Rum Runner — an actual old Rum Runner, used during Prohibition to bring booze in and out of Newport. Fantastic tour, too.