I received word late last night that one of the best friends I have ever known had died. I will resume my series of Christmas posts tomorrow – today my heart is simply too heavy to write. Alas, poor Yorick!I knew him, Horatio,a fellow of infinite jest,of most excellent fancy.He hath bore me on his […]
Let’s face it – we all like to do a little personal advertising on behalf of our favorite past-times through the medium of t-shirts. Whether they depict the logo of a favorite sports team, activity, political cause, automobile brand, beverage, or vacation spot, the act of proclaiming to everyone you meet something about yourself that […]
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Let’s face it, most naturalists tote quite a bit of gear out into the field for a day of collecting, exploring, or simply enjoying the wonders of nature. Even the most ascetic bird watcher, once content to, like John Muir, take to the fields with nothing more than a flask of tea and a notebook, is now ever increasingly likely to be a practitioner of digiscoping and thus has a few extra bits of gear to bring along. Vests are all well and good (downright superb in some cases) but just as often as not some sort of pack is advantageous.