Monet Twilight Poinsettia (c) 2010 Patty Hankins

Here are some posts and articles that I enjoyed this week; I hope you enjoy them as well

Flower and Plant Links

Science Daily has Invasive Grass Fuels Increased Fire Activity in the West

National Park and National Wildlife Refuge Links

Gadling has National Park Service Announces Fee-Free Days For 2013

Wildlife Links

National Parks Traveler has Going, Going, Guam: Non-Native Snakes Threaten National Park Ecosystems and Birding In The National Parks: Counting Birds This Christmas Season

National Wildlife Federation has Hurricane Sandy’s Impact on New Jersey’s Birds

Mother Jones has NOAA Proposes 66 Corals for Endangered Species Protection

The Guardian has Big cat crisis: Africa’s lions being crowded out by people

USA China Daily has World’s rarest cats spotted in nature reserve

Photography and Art Links

Russ Bishop Photography has Cold Snap – Tips for Successful Winter Photography

The Huffington Post has Lioness Steals Camera From Photographer Ed Hetherington; It Becomes Cat’s New Chew Toy

PBS has What Did We Do Before Photoshop?

Justin Reznick has Photographer’s Holiday Gift Guide for the Landscape Photographer

DC Area Flower Safari

If you are in the DC area, I hope you will join me and other flower lovers at our DC Flower Safari Meetups. The next Meetup is scheduled for Sunday, December 9th at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, PA . We will meet at 6:30 AM at the Grosvenor Metro Station(map). Then we can carpool to Longwood. It takes just over 2 hours to get there – garden opens at 9:00 AM. Garden admission is $18. I hope to see you there!