My Favorite Ecosophy & Ecology Links

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Sunday, August 9, 2026

A Toad in the Leaf Litter 𓆏

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Small, Hidden Continuities of August I love catching sight of a young American toad on the forest floor. It feels like a small victory. They...
Thursday, August 6, 2026

Bachelor Sleepovers in a False Sunflower 🌻

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Two Long‑horned Bees and Their Shared Flower Bed Yesterday evening, during my nightly round of the garden, I stopped to check a false sunflo...
Sunday, August 2, 2026

One Life - Fifteen New Beginnings 🦟

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At first glance, it looked like a little piece of debris.  As I approached, I realized it was a beetle pupa attached to the top of a rugosa ...
Saturday, August 1, 2026

First Mola Mola Encounter, Oh My! 𓆝

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Oh my God, what a treat! My first wild mola mola! What a fantastic fish!!! And not just one, but three! A truly grand day, made even more sp...
Friday, July 31, 2026

🌳 Writing on Trees: The Hidden Life of Paper

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“Following my notebook backward, from the desk to the forest and rivers that made it possible.” I just finished a notebook. A life jotter, r...
Sunday, July 26, 2026

𓆦 A Bright Fly in Summer Gold

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A little garden note for July: The transverse-banded flower fly ( Eristalis transversa ) was working over my false sunflower ( Heliopsis hel...
Thursday, July 16, 2026

A Handful of Observations, A World of Stories

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A handful of observations from three days in the Outer Cape. Every walk is an invitation to slow down and notice. A meadowhawk ( Sympetrum s...