My Snapshot readers will already know that Aireys Inlet, Australia, is home to a large number of wildlife species: kangaroos, wallabies, possums, echidnas, wombats and interesting reptiles. In addition, koalas, platypus and emus are found in the Great Otway National Park, which directly adjoins our property. …

Does it matter what you can see outside the windows of your own house? This photo was taken through our bedroom window just after daybreak on the first day of 2022.

Sunrise on the first day of Summer.

Most Prism and Pen readers are probably too young to remember the little rows of Burma Shave signs that proliferated along highways in almost every US state until the 1960s. …

Homosexuality in Over 450 Animals

Before looking at the question of whether the Lion, so-called King of Beasts, ever engages in what humans call LGBTQIA+ practices, let’s briefly consider the question more generally with regard to various animal species.

Over recent decades, biologists and ecologists have documented the widespread occurrence of homosexuality in the animal…

All the photos in this post were taken within 10 to 20 meters of the house. Admittedly the grounds, as you can see, are left in a state of natural tangle and seeming disorder, except for major fire prevention efforts in the immediate surrounds. …

The three Iris pictured below are from our collection of about thirty plants of this genus mostly grown in pots. Due to our shameful neglect over the last few years (not enough watering, fertilizing, weeding, through the year), most of the plants rarely bloom. …