Tabasco Peppers (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
Native Plants and Wildlife Gardens has Self-Pollination of Bloodroot: Ensuring Reproductive Success in Uncertain Times
BBC News has Lady’s Slipper rare orchid to have Chelsea show security
National Park and National Wildlife Refuge Links
National Parks Traveler has Concessions, Leases, And Adaptive Reuse In The National Parks, “State Of The Parks” Reports Provide Insights Into Conditions Of National Parks and NPCA, NPHA Want National Park Service To Raise Entrance Fees To Parks
Park Advocate has Fracking and National Park Wildlife
Wildlife Links
BBC News has Indian tigers face threat ‘due to lack of genetic diversity’
Slate has What the State Birds Should Be
Mother Jones has Farewell, Froggy: The Age of Ribbit Is Nearing an End
Photography and Art Links
David duChemin has Nice Capture?
Fine Art Views has Donating Art: Art donations and charity auctions
Peta Pixel has What Photographers Would Look Like if Google Glass Took Over the World
Dreamscapes has 5 Tips for Getting the Most out of a Photography Workshop
Charles S Johnson, Jr has The Ethics of Photo Manipulation – What is a Fake Photograph? at LuminousLandscape.com