It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas…
…except it isn’t. Well, at least not to me, not yet. I don’t know about you, but my whole year feels off. The pandemic kind of robbed us of summer, and now, nothing feels right. It can’t possibly already be late November, with Thanksgiving only days away! How can it be fall when we haven’t […]
♫ Let It Snow (x3) ♫
December 12, 2019 Looking ahead at the weather, it is almost certain we will not have a white Christmas here in Tidewater Virginia. – This week alone had temps up in the 70s! In case you are new to the region and need some snow to get into the holiday spirit, this easy science experiment […]
Lightning and the Thunder
They say that lightning never strikes twice. Tell that to Pete Conrad, Alan Bean, and Richard Gordon. They were the crew of Apollo 12, the second manned mission to the Moon. Thirty-six seconds into the flight, lightning struck the Saturn V launch vehicle carrying them skyward. Most of their instrumentation, and all three of their […]
You Can’t Always Get What You Want…
So the alpha Monocerotids were both amazing and a little disappointing. I didn’t do a blast about them, for exactly the reason above. You see, the alpha Monocerotids are a new meteor shower. We’re just beginning to map out the debris field left behind by a comet – which is as of yet unidentified – […]
Volunteer Appreciation Week
National Volunteer Week in the United States was first established in 1974 by President Richard Nixon. Later, in 1989, the entirety of April was designated National Volunteer Month. Like the Virginia Living Museum itself, National Volunteer Week has expanded exponentially over the years since its founding, and today it is estimated that close to […]
Wild treats over the Holidays
Hey Critter fans! Here’s a quick post to say happy holidays! Over the holiday season, we often enjoy watching our wild neighbors come and go at our feeders. They offer many hours of entertainment and beauty outside of the window while we are making preparations to enjoy our own holiday celebrations. In the colder weather, […]
Oh Deer, it’s time for the holidays. White-tailed Deer vs Reindeer or Caribou
At the beginning of the holidays, right after the turkey pardoning and Thanksgiving, many visitors come to enjoy viewing the animals in the colder weather. Thoughts turn to Christmas and Santa Claus, for those who celebrate this holiday. Often, when I am out in the pasture taking care of the deer and turkeys, and I […]
