This has not been a busy year on my blog, having sometimes gone a month or more without posting anything new. Currently teaching three college classes online from home, and not finding much time to write and post images for the blog. One more week in the semester and Spring has sprung, so that should change. I have a backlog of several dozen photos taken in the last few weeks, so I will soon be posting them along with stories of the experiences I'm having along the way. My overall theme is generally concentrated on flowering plants and their symbiotic relationships with their pollinators. When the mood strikes, I insert philosophical and political comments. Please feel free to share your comments, but please be nice. I try to be.
I have been teaching since 1965 and have recently joined the English Department as an Associate Faculty member at Feather River College. Recently taught Nature Literature in America and am currently teaching Interpersonal Communication and Basic Reading and Writing.
Pansies at Morning Thunder in Quincy. Pansies are a domesticated violet. They intrigue me because I'm always walking the line between wild and domestic. Pansies are domesticated, but look rather wild. I guess it depends on one's definition of wild. Wild colors? The wild violets around Quincy are mostly yellow. So, why are they called violets? What if the yellow species had been discovered first; would they now be called "yellows?" Anyway, click on any image for a close-up. Better yet, stop by Morning Thunder and enjoy the real thing.
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