A blog describing continual encounters with remarkable trees and the amazing relationships between trees and other living organisms. Saturday, August 30, 2014. Like many areas in the country the landscape of Coromandel has been dramatically altered by the impact of white settlement and the imposition of European agricultural practices i. widespread land clearing and the creation of pasture land.

Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Tuesday, June 26, 2007. Tuesday was my big sightseeing day. So until then, signing off. Friday, June 22, 2007.

And other exotic locales - the Art in Reinvention. Thursday, November 19, 2009. I do find some interesting things. Recently I discovered a whole Swedish branch to my family. What did British America or the United States look like back then? What did they eat? George Washington .

Monday, May 14, 2012. Less inspiration, more self-creation. Pink floyd said it better than i ever could. You are young and life is long and there is time to kill today. Monday, October 24, 2011. Friday, September 9, 2011. If you do anything at all today, make sure you listen to this song. Tuesday, July 26, 2011. Some photos from a recent trip i took to melbourne. Discovered so many new, hidden places that have. Further enforced how much i want to move there.

The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud. Monday, February 16, 2015. Stroud has created a magical world consisting the elements of friendship, loyalty, survival, moral values, determination, greediness, and corruption. This is not a more easily read novel and it is quite long read compared to other YA books. It does require a fair amount of attention to enjoy every aspect of the story and the uniqueness of the writing. But trust me, Bartimaeus will be worth your time.