A lighthearted but thoughtful take on the eternal struggle to grow old gracefully.
Entries from January 2016
Growing Old Gracefully: Handy Coefficients and the Elephant in the Room
January 30th, 2016 Comments Off on Growing Old Gracefully: Handy Coefficients and the Elephant in the Room
Tags: aging · coefficients · elephant in the room · growing old · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Toronto Maple Leafs
Sibling Admirals: Commander in Chief of the Butterfly Fleet
January 23rd, 2016 Comments Off on Sibling Admirals: Commander in Chief of the Butterfly Fleet
Instalment #2 in my beat-the-January-blues posts – eye-catching Admiral butterflies gracing woodland trails.
Tags: Admirals · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · puddling · Red-Spotted Purple butterfly · White Admiral butterfly
Migrating to the Light: All Creatures Great and Small
January 15th, 2016 Comments Off on Migrating to the Light: All Creatures Great and Small
An aquatic version of migration on a 24 hour cycle that mirrors our own yearning toward the light.
Tags: crustaceans · Lower Midnight Zone · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Midnight Zone · oceanography · Sunlight Zone · Twliight Zone · vertical migration
Diminutive Gifts from Mother Nature for the Curious at Heart
January 9th, 2016 Comments Off on Diminutive Gifts from Mother Nature for the Curious at Heart
Celebrating the diminutive glories of nature that sustain a lifetime of curiousity.
Tags: Lilypad Clubtail Dragonfly · Michael Robert Dyet · mtaphor · Nature
Rubik’s Cube and the Ecological Math Equation
January 2nd, 2016 Comments Off on Rubik’s Cube and the Ecological Math Equation
Twists and turns that have thrown the ecological math equation out of balance and the consequences we now must face.
Tags: balance of naure · Coastal Updwelling Domain · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Nicholas Bond · Ridiculously Resilient Ridge · Rubik's Cube · The Pacific Blob