Steep-walled pits shadowed in the lowering sunlight are the lairs of antlion larvae which are often referred to as doodlebugs. The larvae wait patiently, I guess, for small insects, mostly ants, to tumble into the pit to be captured and consumed as food. It may take months for the doodlebugs to catch enough food toContinue reading “Oodles of Doodles”
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One Hundred Thousand Years and Eight Minutes
Warmth from morning sunbeams sent steamy vapors streaming outward and upward from the trunk of this tree. I just had to savor magic of the moment before releasing my inner nerd, for the energy that made it happen was created a long time ago. Here goes! Sometime about 100,000 years ago some protons in theContinue reading “One Hundred Thousand Years and Eight Minutes”
What’s the Question?
It’s supposed to look like a giant dipper, but last night it looked more like a question mark. So what is the question? Sometimes questioning what is commonly accepted as true can lead to breakthroughs in understanding. It was once common knowledge that heavy things fell faster than light things. Galileo questioned whether that wasContinue reading “What’s the Question?”
Eskildoodle Photos and Feelings 