This is NOT about "The Pines," but it could be --- in a few years, if we don't "confront" the future of the region before it arrives!
I am deeply saddened by what I read, and I hope this article will incite the list members to emphatically (and directly) oppose any "progress" that threatens the environment of The Pines.
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/health_fitness/24hour/story/3322823p-12238848c.html
Not being a "birder," I do not know if kingfishers are indiginous to the area... However, fiddler crabs (Uca pugnax) are! Their Latin name refers to the fact that they scurry about with one of their claws held in front of them, like a boxer protecting himself from his opponent's jabs. The English adjective, "pugnacious," is derived from this Latin root.:eng101:
Isn't that nice to know?
We can learn a lot from our environment: Let's preserve it! PLEASE!!!:v:
ebsi
I am deeply saddened by what I read, and I hope this article will incite the list members to emphatically (and directly) oppose any "progress" that threatens the environment of The Pines.
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/health_fitness/24hour/story/3322823p-12238848c.html
Not being a "birder," I do not know if kingfishers are indiginous to the area... However, fiddler crabs (Uca pugnax) are! Their Latin name refers to the fact that they scurry about with one of their claws held in front of them, like a boxer protecting himself from his opponent's jabs. The English adjective, "pugnacious," is derived from this Latin root.:eng101:
Isn't that nice to know?
We can learn a lot from our environment: Let's preserve it! PLEASE!!!:v:
ebsi