Roughing It
Beauty is said to be in the eye of the beholder. I’m thinking roughing it is a bit like that. …
Category Archives: Environment
I’m in Meltdown. Again.
Well, I have less than a week to go, so I have hit my usual meltdown frenzy. Why do I …
Preparing to Live In a New Climate
I recently watched a TED talk about preparing to live with the changing climate. I think it is worth sharing. …
The Great “Climate-change Hoax:” De-bunking the Deniers’ Conspiracy Theory
In which the Meandering Matriarch once again climbs onto her soapbox to have a stab at understanding the Climate-Change Hoax …
Haboobs and Haikus
If you live in Arizona, or perhaps the Sudan, you already know about this, but a lot of us are only …
I Have a Phlog!
Yes, folks, I now have a Phlog. It’s called “The Meandering Matriarch Peers Through a Phloggy Lens.” A Phlog, in …
There Are Warthogs and Wildebeests, And Then There Are Beautiful Animals
Warthogs are peculiar creatures. I got the feeling they ‘knew things.’ Certainly there is a menace about them, and an …
Check out this great news!
Great news for biodiversity. This just arrived in my inbox and I’m excited by the news. Had to share it …
In the Path of the Furious Fifties
A Story of Loss and Learning in the Sub-Antarctic that takes us from commercial exploitation to recognition; from carnage to …
Southern Elephant Seals: Giant Slugs of the Sea? Or Just a Lot of Blubber?
Everywhere I looked elephant seals were piled up like heaps of exhausted Sumo wrestlers. Sometimes it was easy to overlook …
