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Masked Ringtail Possums (Pseudochirulus larvatus) in Papua Indonesia and Papua New Guinea

The last second, Conclusion: Masked presences, advises us that comprehending and protecting masked ringtail possums "owe success to protected areas which ironically protect traditional masked ringtail predators: arrow-, bow-, club-, fire-, and ...

DerdriuMarriner, 1 hour ago

Jamaican Fruit Bats (Artibeus jamaicensis) and Coffea Diversa Garden Varietals in Costa Rica

Display and model stations at business, library, museum, school entrances and in business, library, museum, school corners always appeal to me as crowd-pleasing infosites. Isn't it interesting to imagine such a display or model set-up with what ...

DerdriuMarriner, 2 hours ago

Death of Nabiré: Only Four Known Living Northern White Rhinoceroses

In his last book, Stephen Hawking addressed animal wellbeing as something always admissible to the human conscience and consciousness. The afore-considered author and scientist likewise allowed being righteous as an attribute to be accented ...

DerdriuMarriner, 2 hours ago

Film Review: Much Ado About Nothing, Shakespearean Play Filmed by Director Kenneth Branagh

Three actresses regularly come to mind from among the young generation. All three have had challenging, informative, timeless, timely roles. One such candidate is M. Night Shyamalan's daughter Saleka. Wouldn't she work wonderfully, wondrously ...

DerdriuMarriner, 2 hours ago

Book Review: Pearls of the Southern Skies by Dieter Willasch and Auke Slotegraaf

The total eclipse of our Moon March 2-3 caused me to consider the International Space Station and the space flights connecting our Blue Marble with our Moon and with the Red Planet. What would it be like to watch such an eclipse from the closer ...

DerdriuMarriner, 2 hours ago

Virginia Historic Garden Week 2016 Is By Tradition April’s Last Week

The Garden Club site organizes the Week offerings by such orientations as architecture, garden-lovers, history-lovers, shuttles or trolleys, walking tours and waterfront. So Virginia Historic Garden Week presents something for everyone! So I ...

DerdriuMarriner, 2 hours ago

House Histories by Sally Light: Guide to Tracing Your Home Genealogy

Every room contributes to house histories even as every plant contributes to garden histories. Is the landscaping around the Hemingway house indicative of the arboricultural, the horticultural interests of Ernest Hemingway or is it iterative of ...

DerdriuMarriner, 3 hours ago

Trung Nguyen Gourmet Fox and Weasel Coffees: Asian Civets, Vietnamese Beans, and World Markets

Such a t-shirt mentioned below also must manifest among specialty coffees Blake Dinkin's marvelous Black Ivory elephant coffee, mustn't it?

DerdriuMarriner, 3 hours ago

Ring-Tailed Ground Squirrels (Notocitellus annulatus): Mexican Mammal Drawn by Jean-Jacques Audubon

That last in-text image, afore the acknowledgment, image-credit and sources-consulted sections, appeals to me. The afore-mentioned image of the beautiful horse makes me mull whether the latter species meets smaller mammals in animal-sentient ...

DerdriuMarriner, 3 hours ago

Beswick Easter Food

Thank you! This all looks deliciously doable even as the afore-listed menus leave nothing out for a late-lunch Good Friday and a lovely Easter Sunday. Might hot-cross buns always mix in the same cinnamon spice and the same fruit? If so, what ...

DerdriuMarriner, 3 hours ago

The Jewels of Paradise by Donna Leon, on Baroque Musician Agostino Steffani: Music Mystery Review

Online sources indicate that Donna Leon is taking a break from the Brunetti series even as she informed us nothing of his itineraries in 2025 or in this year. Internet sources say that there should be a sequel sometime after 2025 ...

DerdriuMarriner, 3 hours ago

England's Own Anthem

Thank you for your comment below in answer to my previous observation and question. It's sad to hear of your having "been unwell." Please know that every day I keep at least one listening session of Be Thou My Vision with you and Maureen and ...

DerdriuMarriner, 3 hours ago

Beswick Easter Food

Derdriu, Further to your comments about Easter food, I have added this separate page.

Veronica, 1 day ago

Flooding in Britain; what needs to be done

Yes. We have peat bogs aplenty, and many areas of Britain are reclaimed bog lands. I do not live on reclaimed bog land, but as I live near the River Mersey, there are areas near mine that are reclaimed bog. A bog used to be called a moss in ...

frankbeswick, 1 day ago

England's Own Anthem

I have been a bit slow recently, as I have been unwell. I am unsure about the new article, as I started and then stopped. I will return to writing soon.

frankbeswick, 1 day ago