I’m reminded that however miserable I might be in the heat and humidity, nature is luxuriating in it.
But you and I can take the cooling breath and maybe handle the heat a bit better. The explanation follows the photo.
The important part is the shape of the tongue! If you are unable to shape your tongue . . . → Read More: Are You Hot Enough Yet?

An Unwitting Invitation to Rodents
A few years ago I was sitting at my computer in the basement working on one of the chapters near the end when I felt something on my lower leg. I was going to swipe at it unconsciously but I stopped my hand mid-motion and looked instead. There was an intrepid little brown and white mouse clinging to my pantleg. Not a grasshopper mouse, it was a deer mouse, but still! . . . → Read More: An Unwitting Invitation to Rodents