Teddy K

Factoid for 4/1: What is FOOL’S GOLD? Pyrite, also called iron pyrite or fool’s gold, a naturally occurring iron disulfide mineral. The name comes from the Greek word pyr, “fire,” because pyrite emits sparks when struck by metal. Pyrite is called fool’s gold; to the novice its colour is deceptively similar to that of a gold nugget. Nodules…[Read more]

Factoid for 3/31: It’s easy to think nature will always be with us. But it depends on whether we let nature go to the wall or act to repair, restore and maintain it. Right now species are going extinct and the natural systems that support all life on Earth are being eroded faster than ever before. Even once common species like bees, hedgehogs, s…[Read more]

Factoid for 3/30: We are lucky to have a deer trail that runs from our back woods through the side of our yard so we see deer all the time. They snack on our rhododendrons among other things and are quite used to us being IN our yard when they come through. An interesting thing about deer antlers: Deer antlers can grow up to an inch every two…[Read more]

April party time…….

Party coming………..

April party time!

April party coming up!

Factoid for 3/29: After carefully studying hominin fossils found in Kenya, Ethiopia and Chad, German scientists have concluded that 4 distinct human species coexisted at the same time about 3 million years ago. What isn’t known is how or if they are related and whether they interacted with one another.

Factoid for 3/28: Fleas are small insects that survive by feeding on animal or human blood. Their bites can cause discomfort, itchiness, and irritation. Sometimes, fleas can infect people or pets with the germs that cause flea-borne typhus, plague, or cat scratch disease.