I’ve returned to this picture several times and my breath is still taken away. What a lead-in to the Internationial Year of Biological Diversity (all your Friday critters).
John Cheever’s title for his novella, “Oh, What a Paradise It Seemed,” haunts me as I think about the future of life on this planet, the big, the small, animals, plants, known and unknown, Archaea, bacteria, fungi and protists.
Thanks again for these lovely portraits of our relatives.
Some things to consider. I will not necessarily be responding to (or even reading) comments. I generally do not block comments unless they are off-topic, merely a soap-box for the individual, or clearly spam. I reserve the right to ban persistent offenders. Occasionally a comment will be held up for moderation because it triggers a filter; in particular comments with four or more links will be delayed. Do not resubmit the comment - it will be posted when I get an opportunity. Lastly, commenting get automatically shut down three weeks after the post first appears. Have fun!
Oh good, it comes with a handy key ring loop.
That’s actually a bottle opener.
John:
I’ve returned to this picture several times and my breath is still taken away. What a lead-in to the Internationial Year of Biological Diversity (all your Friday critters).
John Cheever’s title for his novella, “Oh, What a Paradise It Seemed,” haunts me as I think about the future of life on this planet, the big, the small, animals, plants, known and unknown, Archaea, bacteria, fungi and protists.
Thanks again for these lovely portraits of our relatives.