Amateur Naturalist, Nature, Astronomy

Toad’s-eye view of life gives us plenty to ponder

Toads look like curmudgeons. Whether they really are curmudgeonly, of course, no one actually knows. Only toads know what it’s like to be a toad. more

By Dana Wilde
BDN Staff | 11/9/09 | 355 views

October light

In October comes a quality of light here that is practically supernatural. The sun has bent down toward the southern horizon since June, so it’s throwing rays through the air at the same angle as … more

By Dana Wilde
BDN Staff | 10/26/09 | 523 views

Something new beyond the sun

When it was observed long ago that there is nothing new under the sun, it also was thought there is nothing new beyond the sun either. The stars revolve in predictable nightly and yearly paths, for … more

By Dana Wilde
BDN Staff | 10/12/09 | 501 views

Not all the wandering blue jays are lost

The blue jays always seem to be going somewhere. But where that is, no one knows, exactly. more

By Dana Wilde
BDN Staff | 9/28/09 | 399 views