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Continue reading →: Masham Sheep Fair 2009From the Middle Ages to the PresentSet in the hills of England’s picturesque Yorkshire Dales in lower Wensleydale, the history of the sheep fair in the historic market town of Masham goes way back to the Middle Ages. Wool As England’s Chief CommoditySheep fairs are natural in England since wool…
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Continue reading →: Bali Starlings: Back From the BrinkWhen we visited a bird refuge here in England last summer, we were entranced with this stunning Bali starling photographed here by David: Endemic to IndonesiaAlso known as Rothchild’s Mynah and the Bali Mynah, in the wild this medium-sized bird is found only in the island of Bali in Indonesia.…
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Continue reading →: Climate Change WarningOf all the Web sites that I’ve read, heard, or seen, there is one above all others that I am quickly finding the most memorable, namely www.350.org. Why is that, you may wonder… Global Warming and the Domino EffectEasy: Because I didn’t know much technically about global warming, I’m grateful…






