Bird watching: crows
Self-tutoring about crows: the tutor mentions the different kinds in Canada. To quote a boxing coach I knew many years ago – a very good instructor, btw – I’m not getting any younger. He reflected that when I was 30 …
Self-tutoring about crows: the tutor mentions the different kinds in Canada. To quote a boxing coach I knew many years ago – a very good instructor, btw – I’m not getting any younger. He reflected that when I was 30 …
Self-tutoring about 70s music: the tutor revisits a classic. “Let Your Love Flow” was a great hit for the Bellamy Brothers: they took it to No 1 on May 1, 1976. It was written by Larry Williams. “Let Your Love …
Self-tutoring about birds: the tutor discusses jays in Canada. When I was around four, we moved to a house my father had built on the edge of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. The forest began behind us, our lot barely cleared. I …
Tutoring English, vocabulary is always interesting. The tutor mentions the word eponymous. Eponymous is an adjective, and tells that something’s name isn’t due to itself; rather, it’s named after someone. Pi isn’t eponymous, but Planck’s Constant is. Source: britannica.com Barber, …
Self-tutoring about ’70s culture: the tutor reflects about Shaun Cassidy. I recall “Da Doo Run Run” from the late ’70s. I didn’t know it was a cover, or even that the ’77 version was by Shaun Cassidy. It was a …
Self-tutoring about birds: the tutor tells of discovering a merlin. I’ve known for a few months that one or more falcons frequent the skies around here: I’ve been noticing unpredictable flight patterns by birds larger than a swallow, and pointed …
Self-tutoring about my school years: the tutor reflects on lost memory. One year of my life I reflect on perhaps more than others is fifth grade. I moved often as a kid because my father was in the military. Therefore, …
Self-tutoring about surfing the ‘net: the tutor mentions a recent encounter. I clicked on a site that seemed harmless enough, but redirected me to a gift card scam. I was convinced the site was safe, so I keyed in its …
Self-tutoring about trees in Canada: the tutor mentions beech. As a kid in the Maritimes, I often saw beech trees – American beech – which are included the Acadian forest. They can grow large: you might walk by one’s trunk …
Self-tutoring about fish: the tutor mentions the term catadromous. Catadromous fish are born (or hatch) in the sea, migrate into freshwater to mature, then return to saltwater to breed. The American eel is catadromous. Source: nctc.fws.gov