Blue Mystique Orchid © 2011 Patty Hankins
Here are some posts and articles that I enjoyed this week – hope you enjoy them as well
Photography and Art Links
The New York Times has In East Africa, Fine Art Meets Conservation
Groozi has Score This: Photog 1, Cheapskate 0
Dan Heller has “Commercial Uses” and Model Releases
PhotoAttorney has Q&A – When Your Photos Are Evidence and Copyright Registration with the eCO System
SilberStudios has Did Bob Dylan Rip-Off Henri Cartier-Bresson?
Plants, Flowers, and Gardening Links
Beautiful Wildlife Garden has Plant More Native Asteraceae
Native Plant Wildlife Garden has One Native Plant = Three Habitat Benefits
Organic Gardening has What is Organic Gardening?
National Park and National Wildlife Refuge Links
National Parks Traveler has Fall Color Without the Crowds at the Great Smoky Mountains or the…
Wildlife Links
WVEC.com has New eagle pair seen at Norfolk Botanical Garden
The National Parks Traveler has Birding in the National Parks: Spotting Egrets, Herons, and More In Big Cypress National Preserve
BBC.com has Reversal of fortunes for Europe’s ‘gentle’ giant
Keysnet has Endangered list may get more Keys species
Environmental Issues Links
National Parks Conservation Association has Out of Sync
EcoGeek has Climate Change Could Cause Chocolate Shortage
New York Times has A Map of Organized Climate Change Denial and With Deaths of Forests, a Loss of Key Climate Protectors
Mother Nature Network has 30 things you should never compost or recycle
Mother Jones has Tuvalu Runs Dry
Washington Post has The leaves, they are a-changing _ even as scientists try to log climate’s impact on colors
If you’re in the DC area – I hope you’ll join me and other flower lovers at our DC Flower Safari Meetups. Next one is scheduled for October 22 at Green Spring Gardens in Alexandria, VA. Also, on November 20th, you can find me at the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington DC. Hope to see you there!