“The conservation of our natural resources and their proper use constitute the fundamental problem which underlies almost every other problem of our national life.”
Archive for February, 2012
Quote of the Day – Teddy Roosevelt
Posted in Environmental Issues, MLRowland, Quotes, tagged Conservation, Environmental Issues, Environmentalism, quotes, Teddy Roosevelt on February 25, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Quote of the Day – Helen Keller
Posted in Inspirational, MLRowland, Quotes, tagged Helen Keller, Inspirational, MLRowland, quotes on February 22, 2012 | 2 Comments »
This from a woman who could neither see nor hear.
Rosebushes with thorns? Or thornbushes with roses?
Posted in MLRowland, Nature, Quotes, tagged Abraham Lincoln, quotes, Roses, thorns on February 20, 2012 | 14 Comments »
“We can complain because rosebushes have thorns, or rejoice because thornbushes have roses.” – Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States It’s all a matter of perspective. And choice. Which do you choose?
Wild Places
Posted in MLRowland, Nature, Photography, Quotes, Writing, tagged Katherine Mansfield, Michigan, Nature, photography, quotes, Wildflowers on February 14, 2012 | 50 Comments »
“The mind I love must have wild places, a tangled orchard where dark damsons drop in the heavy grass, an overgrown little wood, the chance of a snake or two, a pool that nobody’s fathomed the depth of, and paths threaded with flowers planted by the mind.” – Katherine Mansfield
Sharks: 3. Humans: 76 million.
Posted in Environmental Issues, MLRowland, Nature, Writing, tagged Activism, Austin E. Lamberts, Biodiversity, Conservation, Ecosystems, Ecotourism, Environmental Issues, Environmentalism, hammerhead sharks, Marine Zoology, Natural Resources, NOAA, oceans, Shark Diving, sharks on February 11, 2012 | 545 Comments »
Why the heck am I writing about sharks and not, say, writing? Or search and rescue? Or Colorado? Several reasons. 1. My father was a marine zoologist and loved the ocean and all things therein. I inherited that love from him. 2. I hate (loathe, detest, despise, um, loathe) movies which inaccurately portray animals (wolves), [...]
“Death Follows After”
Posted in Books, MLRowland, Search and Rescue, Writing, tagged Books, Creative Writing, Death Follows After, Don't Get Dead, Fiction, Gracie Kinkaid, MLRowland, mystery, mystery series, Outdoor Skills, Search and Rescue, Wilderness Survival, Women in Search and Rescue, Women Writers, Women's Issues, Writing on February 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
What’s Gracie up to next? Here’s a sneak peek at the next book in my Gracie Kinkaid Mysteries, “Death Follows After”: When Mountain Search and Rescue expert, Gracie Kinkaid, begins to suspect that a local 15-year-old girl who has gone missing is connected with the violent death of a friend, she’s plunged headlong into an insidious [...]
In Support of Freedom of Religion
Posted in MLRowland, Quotes, tagged Activism, Freedom of religion, Politics, quotes, Religious oppression, Thomas Jefferson on February 9, 2012 | 3 Comments »
“No man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship or ministry or shall otherwise suffer on account of his religious opinions or belief, but all men shall be free to profess and by argument to maintain, their opinions in matters of religion.” Thomas Jefferson, 3rd President of the United States
Quote of the Day – Teddy Roosevelt
Posted in Environmental Issues, MLRowland, Nature, Quotes, tagged Colorado, Conservation, Environmental Issues, Environmentalism, pictures, Politics, quotes, Sunflowers, Teddy Roosevelt on February 5, 2012 | 2 Comments »
“A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself.”
Quote of the Day – Thomas Jefferson
Posted in MLRowland, Quotes, tagged 99%, Activism, Freedom, Politics, quotes, Thomas Jefferson on February 1, 2012 | 5 Comments »
“The price of freedom is eternal vigilance. “
