Old Leaves
Leaves flutter through the air and come to rest on a muddy riverbank. But these leaves fell a long time ago–about 68 million years ago, in the Late Cretaceous.
Read MoreMarching on Washington
So I’m getting ready to travel down to Washington, DC for the Women’s March, and my mother is shaking her head. “Why are you going to all this trouble?” she inquired. “What good will it do? Trump’s not going to run in terror when he sees you girls coming, you know.” I rolled my eyes, but you know, she kind of had a point. “Why am I doing this?” I asked myself frequently during the seven-hour drive on crowded highways. “What’s the point?” I sighed as I checked into the overpriced motel. “Is it worth it?” I asked as I jammed myself onto a subway car packed like a sardine tin, the...
Read MoreSolstice: Tracking the Sun
Photographer Bill Bailey explains: “It is a pinhole photo I made by putting a piece of photographic enlarging paper in a soft drink can with a pinhole.”
Read MoreWinter Solstice
In 2016, the winter solstice falls on December 21, at 5:44 a.m. Set your alarm.
Read MoreA Wake of Vultures
Vultures fly high over our heads, but they’re always scanning the world. They see our bald spots, our backyards, our secrets. They see us. And they smell us.
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