Recovered from the Wayback Machine. The St. Louis Zoo is a favorite place of mine, but the web site for the Zoo doesn’t provide all the back stories to the animals. Or at least, not as many as I would like. Happily, I spotted a story on the Amur Tiger cubs’ father, Khuntami by Dr. Jeffrey Bonner, […]
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My old girl
Sixteen years ago this charmer came into our life. We don’t know when Zoë was born or how old she really is, so we call this her birthday. She’s probably closer to 17, but I don’t think she looks a day over 15. She wasn’t in the mood for a birthday picture. I had to […]
As for the stories on the economy this week…we can survive anything, with a little help from our family and friends.
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Not just butterflies
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. My last trip to the Botanical didn’t just result in some butterfly photos. I was also able to grab some photos of birds, including a rather proud looking goldfinch. Our bright fellow wasn’t by himself, though. This female goldfinch, with more subtle coloring, was busy either trying to hack loose […]
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First Monarchs
I spotted my first monarchs this week, and managed to get a couple of photos of them and some of their friends at the Missouri Botanical Gardens. Monarch butterfly: I was finally able to capture an image of a Cabbage White. Though they are common, they’re difficult to photograph because they move about more than […]