Meditations.
I find that the concept of meditation somewhat confusing, as there are so many different forms. To my mind meditation is simply a personal thought process. It developed in me from an inquiring mind...
Author: jhspiderjohn
Friends of the Rocky Mountains.
We have learnt a great deal from our fiends and fellow hikers, campers and neighbours. Also I have been given permission to use some really beautiful photographs from such good friends. This has been...
Building of the Rocky Mountains.
Rocky Mountains Biosphere, Part 2a. In our little corner of the Rocky Mountains, it appears that the Prairies come in from the east only to be confronted by a sheer wall of rock. This...
A Red Sea, Enchanted Garden of eels.
Kathleen’s first Red Sea Dive. Having had a lifelong love of the sea and all things marine, I longed to learn to scuba dive. When I met my husband-to-be and learned that he was...
Larger Mammals. Rocky Mountain Biosphere. Part 5.
An Introduction, meet some of the larger animals. American bison, (Bison bison), First and foremost we visit the American Bison, sadly now confined as a semi-domestic mammal. This fine specimen is cared for by the...
Spiders. Part 4. Spider courtship.
RECALL, from Part 2. That a male spider risks his life going a-courting. A large, hungry female, just waiting for a nice meal. A male Spider’s approach and courtship of a larger female can...
A View from My Armchair.
Our Home and Garden, Part 1. My La-Z-Boy armchair faces a picture window (with its back to the television) and overlooks the front garden. Just across the road, a canyon’s wall or escarpment is...
Spiders. Part 2. Sex, and Spiders’ Next of kin.
Recap, from the Introduction, that spiders and their kin have no penis, thereby I like to think that these members of the Arachnids learned to reproduce on land before sex as we know it...
