Category Archives: Animals

Fauna that I have seen or mused about

A Plague of Locusts

Posted on May 17, 2011 by pfaffman

Well, not really. They’re cicadas, which are not locusts at all. It’s 13 year cicada time in Middle Tennessee. I was in Nashville for their last appearance and they were spectacular. You’d come across a tree with thousands of screaming … Continue reading →

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One Fewer Passengers in Walden

Posted on June 18, 2011 by pfaffman

I’ve had trouble getting back into the swing of posting anything since I got back from Ecuador. I’ve got some pretty good stuff from Ecuador that I hope to get posted Real Soon Now, but last week I had to … Continue reading →

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They Don’t Look Like Elephants to Me

Posted on October 21, 2011 by pfaffman

I didn’t sleep that well on the street in Santa Cruz. Around 3:00 I gave up on sleeping and watched an episode of Breaking Bad. In the morning I tried to listen to NPR, but the battery got too low … Continue reading →

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