Amphibious Armies

Following two weeks of hot, dry weather, the seasonal lake at the Forum Nature Area, in Columbia, Missouri, is rapidly shrinking.  Broad mud...

Sunflowers on a Sea Bed

Leaving for Missouri this morning, we headed east across the vast bed of a Cretaceous Sea, which stretched from Texas to British Columbia, s...

The Atlantic Hurricane Drought

Tropical depression is setting in at the Weather Channel.  Despite early forecasts for a reasonably active hurricane season, none of the nam...

Combating Genocide

When a dictator and his regime embark on a course of genocide, as appears to be happening in Syria, the civilized world must intervene.  The...

Southwest Flooding

Tropical moisture, swept into the Desert Southwest by Tropical Depression Ivo (now off the Baja Peninsula), has been caught in the Southwest...

Nighthawk Exodus

As the first hint of autumn penetrates the heat of summer, common nighthawks prepare for their long journey to South America.  Dedicated ins...

Monsoon Reprieve

After more than a week of hot, dry weather, monsoon rains swept across the Front Range over the past two days and, last evening, our Littlet...