Bye Patsy…..

We lost a little friend tonight…our black Siberian Hamster got steadily grayer all year, and has now moved on to the big wheel in the sky.  Hope there’s lots of peanuts and raisins there!
Also, apparently WordPress has made another “improvement” to the platform, and my categories are now found in the pull-down under “A”.  Hopefully [...]

Ladybugs and Citizen Science

There is a neat new project out for you to participate in: The Lost Ladybug Project.
From a press release about the project:
“scientists are looking for rare species, such as the nine-spotted, two-spotted and transverse lady beetles.  These beetles were common 20 years ago, but have become harder to find in the past few decades. There [...]