Category: Slice of Life
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This goose means business
The mandarin word for penguin, apparently translates to “business goose”. There are some nuances, and the meme has been made to fit, but I think that’s just fine. Penguin is actually a Welsh word pen- (head) and -gwyn (white). Far less appealing than a business goose
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The tears of terrapins
Butterfly drink the tears of terrapins, literally. Apparently something to do with the sodium in their tears, pretty wild though
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6 to 12 months or more
“6 to 12 months or more”, she said confidently. We were in South Africa at foreign affairs, trying to renew a passport, or something similarly mundane. Oh to be as boundless and free. Endless [possibilities].
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Let me fly
I’d always seen people post pictures of hummingbirds in their signature pose, hovering alongside a flower. I finally got to watch them in action in Costa Rica, and try my hand and photographing them. It took some practise but I was never short of subjects. This is a Coppery-headed Emerald. It weighs just over 3…
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We were exploding anyway
This will be a sandbox, for my photography, and data habits. It might also end up posing a threat of daily musings. Cranking this short piece out to make sure that it really is daily.