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“Good news is rare these days, and every glittering ounce of it should be cherished and hoarded and worshipped and fondled like a priceless diamond.” — Hunter S. Thompson In August 2026, scientists and conservationists marked a remarkable achievement when the number of monarch butterflies, an endangered species, rose substantially all over North America. The…

May 21st was the one-year anniversary of our adoption of Bentley. We don’t know his birthday, so we’re using that date as a substitute as well. We’re also not sure how old he is, but his vet’s best estimate is 8 to 10 years. I have to admit, at first I was a little reluctant…

Currently, the Big Cypress National Preserve is experiencing exceptional dryness, with low water levels affecting the diverse ecosystems within the park. The usually lush wetlands are shrinking, leading to stressed vegetation and altered wildlife behavior. Many seasonal streams that typically flow with water have all but dried up, creating a stark landscape of cracked earth…

The last couple of days I’ve been in the process of changing Internet Hosting for Meandering Passage and have discovered for one reason or the other the “auto” relocation/move plugins will not work for me. So, I’m moving it all the old fashion/manual way ~~ “fun-and-games.” :-)

One of the easiest ways to keep track of updates to blogs you follow is by subscribing to the blog RSS feed so any updates will show in your RSS feed reader of choice. Since early 2007 I’ve been using Feedburner to manage the Meandering Passage RSS feeds. If you subscribed the Meandering Passage RSS Feed…