Posted on May 9th, 2012% The Third Ten Million Years is a weekly Precipitate feature exploring the mysteries of life on a single planet, as seen through a single pair of eyes in a single body composed of the same fine material as the deserts of Mars.
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Posted on May 7th, 2012% Dispatches from a Wild Mind is a weekly Precipitate feature that explores the wild in place, nature, history, and art.
Dandelion Seed Head. Photo by Jon Sullivan, courtesy of public-domain-image.com
Dust clings like dandelion snow to cobwebs in places I hadn’t looked in nearly three . . . → Read More: What to Dust, What to Discard: The Quandaries of Packing and Moving Books
Posted on May 4th, 2012% Trailing Bartram, a bi-monthly Precipitate blog feature, investigates the flora and fauna of Florida.
Running in Anchorage, Alaska. Photo Courtesy of Daniel Bailey.
If you happen to have read all my posts, you may remember that my first one started out with a rather amusing inquiry . . . → Read More: Fear and Nature
Posted on May 3rd, 2012% Where Dead is Better: The Ongoing Saga of a Little Girl’s Love Affair with Stephen King is a monthly column that explores the artistic and imaginative influence of King’s wild places upon one impressionable child.
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Posted on May 1st, 2012% The Third Ten Million Years is a weekly Precipitate feature exploring the mysteries of life on a single planet, as seen through a single pair of eyes in a single body composed of the same fine material as the deserts of Mars.
Katniss hunts in the . . . → Read More: The Hunger Games’ Unintentional Celebration of Wild Spaces
Posted on April 30th, 2012% Dispatches from a Wild Mind is a weekly Precipitate feature that explores the wild in place, nature, history, and art.
A White-breasted Nuthatch. Photo Courtesy of WikiCommons
No. I’m not leaving Precipitate. Today is my last day at Iowa State University, the last day before I . . . → Read More: So Long, Farewell: The Final Wander through the Woods
Posted on April 24th, 2012% The Third Ten Million Years is a weekly Precipitate feature exploring the mysteries of life on a single planet, as seen through a single pair of eyes in a single body composed of the same fine material as the deserts of Mars.
Henry David Thoreau, frozen . . . → Read More: Fleeing to the Woods, or, Giving Thoreau His Bite Back
Posted on April 23rd, 2012% Dispatches from a Wild Mind is a weekly Precipitate feature that explores the wild in place, nature, history, and art.
The Temples and the Towers of the Virgin in Zion National Park. Photo courtesy of the National Park Service.
Has spring’s arrival got you feeling anxious . . . → Read More: Celebrate National Park Week: Hike, Observe the Stars, and Make Crafts at a Park near You
Posted on April 20th, 2012% Mighty Neighborly, a regular feature on the Precipitate blog, explores how everyday, local decisions impact a larger community and the environment.
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Over the past week or so, my neighbor has stepped up his crazy game. No longer content to knock on my . . . → Read More: Home is Behind the Deadbolt
Posted on April 19th, 2012%
Corn Field. Courtesy of Kansas Corn Growers Association
The minute hand on the clock moved from thirty-nine to forty. For the first time in recent memory, I found myself riveted, saddened a class period would soon end. I wanted the minutes to stretch out for as . . . → Read More: The Power of an Agronomist’s Language
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