Animal Instincts & Pearls of Wisdom

The dark side of human nature is that people make bad decisions and do the wrong thing. Stealing falls into that category where humans are concerned and the biggest issues with theft include parking spots, books, magazines, and hotel amenities which fall on the list of the most stolen items, but... Sign in to see full entry.

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A woman way ahead of her time, a teacher of sociology, Margaret Mead focused her research on problems of child-rearing, personality, and culture. Born on December 16, 1901, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Margaret was an anthropologist and writer whose fame was much owed to the force of her... Sign in to see full entry.

“Of all the means of expression, photography is the only one that fixes a precise moment in time.” ~Henri Cartier-Bresson~ Sign in to see full entry.

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I am a fan of butterflies, so this newest discovery makes me happy. I have a big, beautiful bunch of herbs in my raised beds. Lately, I have seen caterpillars feasting on my parsley. I don't mind sharing my herbs as the caterpillars I've been told remove toxins from the plant. The butterflies lay... Sign in to see full entry.

This guy doesn't know the meaning of the word quit. The work of beavers makes them a keystone species in maintaining habitats that are relied on by many others. As well as wetlands, beavers create standing dead wood by drowning some trees which are inhabited by insects, and in turn, attracts bird... Sign in to see full entry.

One of the most famous war dogs in history, Sergeant Stubby was an American pup who served as the mascot of America’s 102nd Infantry Regiment during the First World War. Stubby was found as a stray on the Yale campus in 1917, and smuggled to France during WWI. He participated in 17 battles and four... Sign in to see full entry.

In France, there is a beautiful 15-year-old stallion named Peyo. He regularly visits the Techer Hospital in Calais to calm and soothe terminally ill patients here. The staff allows the horse to choose which patient he wants to see by letting him pick and then open the patient's door on his own. Sign in to see full entry.