» Evolution - a process that's common everywhere
September 28, 2009, 9:09pm Comments
As I study this place (Galapagos) I am realizing that there is more to understand than just a pristine archepelago where Darwin baked his theory. There are people who inhabit this island chain…30,000 of them. And despite efforts to stem the overflow of tourism, (maybe as many as 140,000 visitors in this Darwin 200th Anniversary year) we have to ask is we are loving the Galapagos too much.
So - read this article by Cecilia Alvear, and let me know what you think?
http://www.drclas.harvard.edu/revistaweb/earthsky/thegalapagos/alvear
September 24, 2009, 2:20pm Comments
For millions of year, the animals on the Galapagos have gotten along really well. No preditors. Amazing. That has made me curious about other animals - even those that I live with (dogs and parrots). This article will tell you that there is a lot more going on in an animal’s brain than you might think. So - I study the dog to help understand the giant tortoise.
September 24, 2009, 7:59am Comments
Following your dreams is not a guarantee on planet earth, but I am getting to do that as I prepare for the Galapagos. I wanted the anticipation to have a nice long ramp up time so I started reading and studying about these islands a full 6 months out. Now, a month has gone by and I have had some of my early perceptions blown away - and I am learning lots.
I started the blog to capture my thoughts and sketches and focal points. It has lead me (already) down some new thought paths where I have considered interspecies communication for the first time and have studied the images of the ocean floor beneath these islands.
http://www.interspecies.com/pages/whalmusi.html http://www.mantleplumes.org/GalapagosDating.html
http://boff.myexpose.com/
When I get down the road a bit, I will start to post my sketches out here into the ether. Then, I hope you will tell me what you think. But what ever you say, I am so lucky because I am getting to do something that I really want to do.
September 22, 2009, 9:45pm Comments
Tourism has to be managed or we will lose the Galapagos sanctuary.
September 20, 2009, 7:33pm Comments
