Watch a Winter Sunset in Williamsburg, Virginia

Beautiful clouds scudded across the sky as we came out of the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum at Colonial Williamsburg, VA.

Spectacular pink clouds were moving below the higher dark grey layer directly above the entrance to the former Virginia Public Hospital of 1773.
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The Museum is located at 326 West Francis Street, Williamsburg, Virginia.

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Take an 18th Century Carriage Ride Through Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia

 

Take an 18th Century Carriage Ride Through Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia

On the morning of December 31st, we took a ride back in time.
A carriage ride through Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. 

We bundled up a into our open carriage and took a tour along the streets where only foot traffic and horse drawn vehicles could go.

Take a minute and come back to the 18th Century with us!

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Listen to The Earth Minute in an Antique Clock Shop - Pacific Grove, CA

Stroll Kew Gardens, London (Palm House) 

Walk Back in Time, Seoul Korea (palace and gardens)
 
New Year's Torch Parade, Snow Summit, Big Bear CA  

Listen to a storm Downunder! Kakadu National Park in Australia's Northern Territory

During a visit to Kakadu National Park in Australia's Northern Territory, it began to rain. The wind kicked up, and thunder rumbled in the distance.

Listen to the storm!

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Springtime Walk Through the Gardens of Versailles

Mongolia - Wind Across the Gobi 

Flying Foxes in Cairns, North Queensland, Australia

Baby Moose Loose in Alaska

Autumn Walk in New York's Central Park

Take a Trip out of Victoria Harbour - in A Zodiac - to visit local residents: ORCA

On a beautiful, sunny July afternoon, we donned orange cold weather suits.

 

Why?

To take a zodiac trip across choppy waters to visit some special local residents.

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Whale watching for  Orcinus orca (killer whales)!

 These resident orcas are fish eaters – They are salmon specialists. About 80% of their diet is Chinook salmon. 

The orcas that visit the waters surrounding San Juan Island are known as the Southern Resident Killer Whales.

The males like this one,

are much bigger than the females, 

and have a larger and more developed dorsal fin.

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Catch a View and Catch a Pike, Squanga Lake, Yukon, Canada 

Birds and Marine Mammals of CA Channel Islands (long & short-beaked common dolphin, blue & fin whale) 
Sea Birds on Great Barrier Reef, Michaelmas Cay, Queensland, Australia
Plunge into a California Tide Pool (sea stars, swell shark, sea cucumber, garibaldi fish)  
 
 

An Earthly Take on Food

Take a minute to enjoy a colorful plate directly from the garden.

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This wonderful kaleidoscope of salads was created by our friend Peter for a gathering of friends.

Bring the Earth to your table with fresh veggies and savor a tasty Earth Minute. 

More Earth Minutes with a human touch:

Walk to The Getty Center 
Visit Southern California Flower Show 
How Do Trees Dream (fiber art) 

Wait! It's a Jerusalem Cricket

While planting in the yard, I dug this up ....

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male Jerusalem cricket has a smaller abdomen

The Jerusalem cricket (Stenopelmatus sp.) is also known as a potato bug or an earth baby, nino de la terra. It is not poisonous or dangerous in any way. It can pinch, but that's all. It lives in the soil and is active at night.

This large insect is an important decomposer. Just like earthworms, the Jerusalem cricket eats decaying leaf litter and turns it back into the soil. Don't be afraid of this big bug. She can't hop, doesn't see well, and just wants to get away from scary giant humans. Look for her thread-thin antennae that help her find her way.

On this Thanksgiving Day, I'm thankful for creatures like the Jerusalem cricket. I think she's beautiful. She has a job to do and she stands up for herself. 

Go J. cricket!

Planting CA Native Plants

More Earth Minutes with insects
Butterflies in Illinois
Night Sounds - Massacre Rocks State Park, ID
Graybird Grasshopper
Insect and Animal Close-ups

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You Need a Romp at the Beach

Nothing more to say. We all need to find our Happy Place again so we can move forward.

Take a minute for a Romp on the Beach!

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Leo Carrillo State Beach just north of Malibu has a beach area north of the 3rd Life Guard station were dogs are welcome. Stay on-leash and pick-up after your four-legged pal so we can keep this beach open for dog folks.

Dog Friendly Beaches in Los Angeles

More Earth Minutes to Replenish the Spirit

Discover Fern Canyon, Redwoods State Park
Bodie Meets Bison in Yellowstone
Common Dolphins and Pelicans Fishing
Hiking Limekiln Canyon
Orcutt Ranch - Hidden Garden #1
Dawn on the Illinois Prairie
Mountain Wildflowers in Wyoming
Wildlife Cruise on the Yellow Water, Kakadu Australia

All of these places and creatures have a stake in the future too. 

Channel Island fox

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