http://naturelovers.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Nature Lovers en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:35:09 GMT 2010-01-08T18:35:09Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977982828&grpId=3659174697242357&nav=Groupspace American Indians Ate Insects Long slimey, slim ones; short, fat and juicy ones...   Eating Bugs!   Edible insects; you may feel that these two words do not even . . . Fri, 08 Jan 2010 04:10:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977982828&grpId=3659174697242357&nav=Groupspace Vickie Roberts 2010-01-08T04:10:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977982826&grpId=3659174697242357&nav=Groupspace My personal emails July,2006 You are one of the most noble men I have ever known.  When I think of you, what comes to mind is the scripture that says if you are faithful in even a little, you . . . Fri, 08 Jan 2010 04:08:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977982826&grpId=3659174697242357&nav=Groupspace M C. 2010-01-08T04:08:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977982711&grpId=3659174697242357&nav=Groupspace My personal emails from October, 2006 Odd that you think giving you my address was an act of trust.  It was more an act of trust to write the whole email as I often refrain from saying what . . . Fri, 08 Jan 2010 02:42:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977982711&grpId=3659174697242357&nav=Groupspace M C. 2010-01-08T02:42:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977982372&grpId=3659174697242357&nav=Groupspace January 25, 2010 is the day calculated out to be the most depressing day of the New Year. It is indeed a fact and six factors are used in determining the most depressing day of the year. There is one . . . Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:41:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977982372&grpId=3659174697242357&nav=Groupspace Lorelei aka:Ladymermaid 2010-01-07T22:41:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973917&grpId=3659174697242357&nav=Groupspace   ~  Or Have We Just Never Forgiven The Wolf For His Distrust? ~  Canis lupus  ~ The first wild animal that overcame his distrust of another successful . . . Thu, 07 Jan 2010 08:15:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973917&grpId=3659174697242357&nav=Groupspace Gerald_Waving my Freak-flag High Brewster 2010-01-07T08:15:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977980190&grpId=3659174697242357&nav=Groupspace Over the last week of December, 7,384 generous wildlife supporters contributed to help us meet our year-end fundraising goals. And 3,821 new supporters joined our Campaign to Save America’s Wolves . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:48:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977980190&grpId=3659174697242357&nav=Groupspace Vickie Roberts 2010-01-06T19:48:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974831&grpId=3659174697242357&nav=Groupspace (I wrote this on December 29, 2009) I'm always on the lookout for reported sightings of strange animals and birds. Guess it just comes with being part of a family of avid naturalists -- spawned by Dad's . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 02:21:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974831&grpId=3659174697242357&nav=Groupspace Visionaerie B. 2010-01-04T02:21:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974652&grpId=3659174697242357&nav=Groupspace The snow of the last few days kicked up a notch or two overnight; we got some more snow, but the temperatures plummeted and the wind earned itself a high wind advisory. At 8:30 this morning it was 15º . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 23:04:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974652&grpId=3659174697242357&nav=Groupspace Roy ☯ Hilbinger 2010-01-03T23:04:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971631&grpId=3659174697242357&nav=Groupspace Yep! It is a brand new year, never used before, and all sparkly squeaky clean just waiting for us to get at it. Which is probably the very reason why we make New Year's resolutions. We have a new start, . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 19:10:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971631&grpId=3659174697242357&nav=Groupspace Lorelei aka:Ladymermaid 2010-01-01T19:10:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970206&grpId=3659174697242357&nav=Groupspace Children are by nature more innocent, naive, and trusting than their grown counterparts. They look to their parents, or other care takers, for both guidance and security. They are usually so sure in . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:20:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970206&grpId=3659174697242357&nav=Groupspace Justmeans Better. Business. 2009-12-31T14:20:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970202&grpId=3659174697242357&nav=Groupspace In looking to rely more on renewable energy sources over the more common oil, coal, nuclear, and even natural gas, many counties world wide have turned to wind energy. This more ethical power resource . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:16:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970202&grpId=3659174697242357&nav=Groupspace Justmeans Better. Business. 2009-12-31T14:16:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970161&grpId=3659174697242357&nav=Groupspace Personally, 2009 brought some of my greatest successes and some of my greatest failures. Of the two, its the 'failures' that shaped 'my' 2009. Which reminds me of one of the most critical aspects for . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:51:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970161&grpId=3659174697242357&nav=Groupspace Justmeans Better. Business. 2009-12-31T13:51:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970157&grpId=3659174697242357&nav=Groupspace When you're treated in the hospital, the last thing you probably expect is that you'll contract a life threatening infection in that supposedly sterile environment. Of course hospitals are not sterile, . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:50:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970157&grpId=3659174697242357&nav=Groupspace Justmeans Better. Business. 2009-12-31T13:50:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969501&grpId=3659174697242357&nav=Groupspace Twenty-seven years ago my first husband and I separated. It was just a few weeks before Christmas and I really thought that it was going to be a very depressing holiday season that year. My children . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 02:19:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969501&grpId=3659174697242357&nav=Groupspace Lorelei aka:Ladymermaid 2009-12-31T02:19:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964922&grpId=3659174697242357&nav=Groupspace Some shots taken on the Cliff Walk this afternoon. © 2009 by A. Roy Hilbinger Sun, 27 Dec 2009 23:54:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964922&grpId=3659174697242357&nav=Groupspace Roy ☯ Hilbinger 2009-12-27T23:54:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964162&grpId=3659174697242357&nav=Groupspace Robert and I got a really special treat today. We took a quad ride all by ourselves today since our friends had other commitments. As we were driving down Pyeatte Draw Road, near Payson, Arizona, I noticed . . . Sun, 27 Dec 2009 05:58:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964162&grpId=3659174697242357&nav=Groupspace Toni V. 2009-12-27T05:58:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963970&grpId=3659174697242357&nav=Groupspace So I went wandering down to my usual stomping grounds on Christmas Day. Not much going on in Ballard Park, and the pristine snow of the day after the storm was no longer pristine. Gooseneck Cove was a . . . Sun, 27 Dec 2009 01:16:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963970&grpId=3659174697242357&nav=Groupspace Roy ☯ Hilbinger 2009-12-27T01:16:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962739&grpId=3659174697242357&nav=Groupspace Merry Christmas to all my new found friends. I hope that Santa was kind and that the little kid in everyone came out to play on this very special morning. Merry Christmas! Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:30:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962739&grpId=3659174697242357&nav=Groupspace Lorelei aka:Ladymermaid 2009-12-25T15:30:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962339&grpId=3659174697242357&nav=Groupspace FORGOTTEN DOG'S CHRISTMAS Author unknown Twas the nite before Christmas when all thru the house Not a creature was stirring not even a mouse. The stockings were hung by the chimney with care In hopes . . . Fri, 25 Dec 2009 03:01:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962339&grpId=3659174697242357&nav=Groupspace Vickie Roberts 2009-12-25T03:01:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961769&grpId=3659174697242357&nav=Groupspace With all the attention being lavished on healthcare reform in the US, I've read with interest the reforms underway in Sweden, a country that is often credited with having a model healthcare system. . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:07:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961769&grpId=3659174697242357&nav=Groupspace Justmeans Better. Business. 2009-12-24T15:07:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961767&grpId=3659174697242357&nav=Groupspace Nothing to lose and everything to gain: if there was a single nation that has everything to gain from global warming it is: Russia. So, exactly how is Russia ranked in global carbon emissions? . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:05:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961767&grpId=3659174697242357&nav=Groupspace Justmeans Better. Business. 2009-12-24T15:05:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961766&grpId=3659174697242357&nav=Groupspace I recently read a report that concluded that buying lettuce from Morocco in London resulted in a smaller carbon footprint than buying local lettuce grown outside London. The conlcusion being that we . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:04:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961766&grpId=3659174697242357&nav=Groupspace Justmeans Better. Business. 2009-12-24T15:04:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961764&grpId=3659174697242357&nav=Groupspace There's an insidious vision, at least here in the US, that if we just all buy electric vehicles, put up enough wind turbines, and brew enough biofuels, that we will be able to just go on living the . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:03:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961764&grpId=3659174697242357&nav=Groupspace Justmeans Better. Business. 2009-12-24T15:03:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961138&grpId=3659174697242357&nav=Groupspace Today yet another winter storm enters the Heartland of America.  Today we had a mix of rain and freezing rain, our temps remained consistently right around freezing and with temps dropping throughout . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 03:03:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961138&grpId=3659174697242357&nav=Groupspace Kris P. 2009-12-24T03:03:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959484&grpId=3659174697242357&nav=Groupspace I just got home from doing the last of my Christmas shopping. I did not have too much yet to get, but I can tell you, it was mighty rough in those stores today. Between trying to avoid being run into . . . Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:04:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959484&grpId=3659174697242357&nav=Groupspace Lorelei aka:Ladymermaid 2009-12-23T00:04:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959115&grpId=3659174697242357&nav=Groupspace brrrrr! This scene makes me shiver. I'll bet this water tastes fantastic though! Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:37:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959115&grpId=3659174697242357&nav=Groupspace Forest Wander 2009-12-22T19:37:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958911&grpId=3659174697242357&nav=Groupspace This is one of my favorite recent photos of the Grist mill at Babcock State Park in WV during the snow storm in December 2009. Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:01:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958911&grpId=3659174697242357&nav=Groupspace Forest Wander 2009-12-22T19:01:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958662&grpId=3659174697242357&nav=Groupspace Three of the biggest stories from COP 15 were barely covered in the mainstream news. First: climate change is a current problem. It's not our children's problem, or our grandchildren's problem. . . . Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:36:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958662&grpId=3659174697242357&nav=Groupspace Justmeans Better. Business. 2009-12-22T14:36:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958660&grpId=3659174697242357&nav=Groupspace If you're scratching your head wondering what exactly happened on the last day of the Copenhagen climate change summit (a.k.a. COP15 or Conference of the Parties 15) it's very understandable. If . . . Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:34:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958660&grpId=3659174697242357&nav=Groupspace Justmeans Better. Business. 2009-12-22T14:34:41Z