History Friday: Do Not Cross the 1836 Time Line

(During the months of February, March and April, reenactor groups are busy in Texas, at the sites of key events in the War for Independence, doing encampments and recreations of events: The siege of the Alamo, the Coleto Creek fight/Goliad Massacre, and the Battle of San Jacinto. Below the jump are pictures that I took a couple of years ago at the first event Next week – the Goliad reenactment)

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Fish of a Different Color

Closeup view of a crayfish, probably a Procambarus allen or Blue Crayfish, on a paved path in the Shark Valley section of Everglades National Park, Florida. (Jonathan Gewirtz jonathan@gewirtz.net)

Straighten Up!

The convoluted trunk of a slash pine tree in Everglades National Park, Florida. (Jonathan Gewirtz jonathan@gewirtz.net)