Category Archives: Nature

The Teeth of Winter

Posted on 20 January 2023 by catholicsensibility

My wife says they look like teeth. Interesting melt pattern on the snowy deck. The “dentition” is from the second-last snowfall. The new stuff is from yesterday. 49 inches so far in the Twin Cities this winter. That’s a lot … Continue reading →

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On The Tube: Green Planet

Posted on 16 January 2023 by catholicsensibility

As you can see, our younger cat, Miranda, enjoys watching nature on tv. My wife has been catching her interest in the mornings with birds on YouTube. Apparently, David Attenborough and his new series The Green Planet is also prime cat viewing. … Continue reading →

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Lament for the Thylacine

Posted on 6 December 2022 by catholicsensibility

I was out Christmas shopping yesterday. I heard on the radio yesterday that the remains of the world’s last known thylacine were found in a Tasmanian museum. When I was a boy, I was fascinated and sad reading about extinct … Continue reading →

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Life In Color/Colour

Posted on 22 February 2022 by catholicsensibility

David Attenborough is like the Walter Cronkite of nature documentary hosts. While outside whited itself out, inside there was color on the morning tube. Life in Color is the latest Netflix/Attenborough collaboration. It’s an excellent one. It has the advances … Continue reading →

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Our Planet

Posted on 12 November 2021 by catholicsensibility

David Attenborough was scooped up by Netflix some years ago. I wondered why. To outdo the BBC? How could decades of extraordinary filmmaking be advanced? See the series Our Planet to find out. I’ve enjoyed nature documentaries since I was … Continue reading →

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Autumn River

Posted on 6 November 2021 by catholicsensibility

Or, a creek, more like. Soon we’ll reach the shining river, Soon our pilgrimage will cease, Soon our happy hearts will quiver, With the melody of peace. I’m reminded of that lovely passage in Isaiah 60: Then you shall see … Continue reading →

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By The November Stream

Posted on 3 November 2021 by catholicsensibility

Some people like the peak colors of Fall. And these are certainly nice. I remember finding a leaf when I was a young boy that reminded me of an old map of Mars with red and yellow and green in … Continue reading →

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