Black and White

2010/06/19

BP & the Lorax

Filed under: environment, signs — WmX @ 00:50


he speaks for the trees, as the trees have no tongues.
I didn’t know about this book by Theodor Seuss Geisel, aka, Dr. Seuss. An environmental book for young people. Buy from Amazon, send to your politicians.
“Our default mode in looking at the world is: ‘How can we make money from it?’ And so that was the lure of the farmers who helped create the conditions that led to the Dust Bowl. It’s true of BP,” said Adam Rome, a professor at Pennsylvania State University. “If you think that way, you’re going to be willfully blind to the costs that you don’t pay,” he said, until there’s a disaster. –WaPo

2010/06/18

Under the oaks

Filed under: Virginia — WmX @ 07:50


The Upperville Colt and Horse Show dates back to 1853.

2010/06/17

attitude adjustment

Filed under: Uncategorized — WmX @ 00:31


And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish
of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that
creepeth upon the earth.–Genesis 1:26

A horse is a thing that creepeth? Nope. Born to run, without a rider. That’s where the longe comes into play.

2010/06/16

Homo sapiens sapiens, stirrup

Filed under: parts — WmX @ 00:22

Points of attachment are points of contact. If the horse doesn’t want you, makes for trouble.

2010/06/15

Equus ferus caballus, awake

Filed under: fauna — WmX @ 00:06


Horses’ anatomy enables them to make use of speed to escape predators and they have a well-developed sense of balance and a strong fight-or-flight instinct. Related to this need to flee from predators in the wild is an unusual trait: horses are able to sleep both standing up and lying down.–Wikipedia

2010/06/14

horseshow

Filed under: culture — WmX @ 09:16

fence, riding helmets, equestrians
Someone asked, how is the rider fixed to the horse? Clipped in? Multiple points of attachment? Is there an eject button?

2010/06/13

day of rest

Filed under: God — WmX @ 14:06

busker on CHO pedestrian mall, guitar detail

2010/06/12

under the tulip tree

Filed under: dogs, flora, slabtown — WmX @ 08:19
June 10, Buddha's birthday, date of photograph. This liriodendron tulipfera is next to the water source, a bored well. Great place to sit.

microclimate. First tree I planted.

2010/06/11

hematophagy

Filed under: damage, fauna — WmX @ 08:41

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Class: Arachnida Subclass: Acarina Superorder: Parasitiformes Order: Ixodida Superfamily: Ixodoidea

spent a hundred dollars yesterday on pharma products to lessen Sophia's appeal to parasites. Can humans use Frontline? An off-label use?


A tick will attach itself to its host by inserting its chelicerae (cutting mandibles) and hypostome (feeding tube) into the skin. The hypostome is covered with recurved teeth and serves as a hammer.Wikipedia on ticks…

2010/06/10

tree of heaven

Filed under: environment, slabtown — WmX @ 08:36
ailanthus altissima

grove of ailanthus altissima

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