the natural world – Page 3

Cumulus clouds hang over a wheat field and a windmill

Haiku: What’s about Clouds?

Published on August 2, 2017 by Lucas Pam5 Comments

Clouds grace the blue sky
Heavenly shapes and sizes
Vapor and movement

Haiku by PamelaWLucas 8/2/17

Find out in less than 2 minutes how cumulus clouds are formed?

5 day Monarch caterpillar compared in size to a penny

Haiku: Infinitesimal

Published on August 1, 2017 by Lucas Pam1 Comment

5th day of living
A tiny eating machine
Eating to survive

Haiku by PamelaWLucas 8/1/17

Inspirational photo by Tara McLaughlin 7/17

Typical Lifespan: “Most monarch butterflies do not live more than a few weeks. There are about 3 to 5 generations born each spring and summer and most of the offspring do not live beyond 5 weeks. The lone exception is the last generation born at the end of the summer.

The last generation of each year is the over-wintering generation that must make the journey back to Mexico. Rather than breeding immediately, the over-wintering monarchs fly back to Mexico and stay there until the following spring. In the early spring, they fly north to the southern United States and breed. Over-wintering monarch butterflies can live upwards of 8 months.”

The natural world Haiku: tiny water

Published on July 30, 2017 by Lucas Pam4 Comments

Butterflies have needs
Oasis serves survival
A nourishing find

Haiku by PamelaWLucas 7/30/17

Inspirational photo by PamelaWLucas 7/30/17

Uncomplicated thoughts: Humble places

Published on July 29, 2017 by Lucas Pam3 Comments

“Blessed are they that see beautiful things in humble places
Where other people see nothing…” Pissarro

Camille Pissarro (July 10, 1830 – November 13, 1903) was a French Impressionist painter. His importance resides not only in his visual contributions to Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, but also in his patriarchal standing among his colleagues, particularly Paul Cezanne and Paul Gauguin.

Inspirational photo taken by Addie Myrick Lucas in Bluemont, VA 7/17