Bees

The best I have read about bee like organisms is 'Mud daubers and Behavior' essay in 'Summer Word: A season of Bounty' by Bernd Heinrich. This book 'Bees: learn About Your world Series' is easy to relate for kids too with the playful nature of the two bees Brenda and Bella.
When I began reading from the view point of the bees, I wondered how it would pan out, but the author Trinity Jorden has maintained the consistency of bees and their interest - flowers and pollen. we read about animals like dolphins and even bees communicating in the figure eight but how does that communication look like? It does seem to be fun to be bees even if it gets crowded.
The facts of bees in the later part of the book are fun too, with a choice to start reading based on your interest.
Learnaboutyourworld

John Ashbery Collected French Translations

" Than a hare paused amid the gorse and trembling bellflowers and said its prayer to the rainbow through the spider’s web" in After the flood
Lake Poets
I heard this rhyme before Girls and Boys Come Out To Play. this book has four lines starting from 'Come with a Whoop.."
To Lautreamont
 The cloud distributes its rain impartially

Small space Garden Ideas

Kokedama string garden

Function

Part of Indian life is attending functions. And I thought function. Dictionary came to help with 'any ceremonious public or social gathering or occasion'.

The Secrets of Italy

The secrets of Rome by Corrado Augias

The Map of Enough

The map of enough

Southwest story time

Chandler Environmental Education Center

Falling into Place

The habits of rivers
Catherine Reid Essays

Ansel Adams Wilderness

Photographer traces Ansel Adams footsteps in breathtaking new book
The aspen leaves picture is so Jackson Pollockish

Go Away Big Green Monster

Go Away Big Green Monster

Good Jobs Strategy

Author Zeynep Ton has chosen companies that we deal with atleast bi-weekly. Its almost like being in a class, when she refers to her group of students doing trials at different stores, you can go back to your experiences with that particular retailer. It is insightful comparing the models and strategies of Costco Vs Sams Club. I never noticed that Costco does not have aisle signs but who needs them.. dont you know already where everything is like the back of your hand, after so many visits. Their Less is More. I have been in the neighborhood of a Trader Joes and their magazine is fun to read.

I am Otter

I am Otter by Sam Garton

This story is of an otter capable of utter mess. The page spread showing the mess is so beautiful that I went into each nook and cranny of the page and laughed at what the things were. It is a humorous story. A tale of friendship in which a teddy goes through a trial. Poor Teddies always bearing the brunt of friends. The book has verses but because of its strong visuals, it is fair to call it a picture book.

Ingenious

Geothermal heating and cooling
This book can be read in one sitting. Author Jason Fagone introduces us to all the parties involved in the X prize race. The interesting participants, their background, how they heard of the prize, what they brought to the competition and how they ewnt about their design is all very well covered. The Shakedown was truly a nervous event to read about.
And did you know that Lindbergh too flew to Paris for a prize.

Crafting Calm

Twine, Beads and Necklace
Is it the twine that holds the necklace
or the time and effort of  threading
the beads
Maggie O manshannon
A review

All at Once

 
Prose Poems.
Scents
One day outside the office was a Japanese lady, a visitor. She was a perfume bottle.
The Chicken Biryani, on the last day of monthly special looked eye candy with its trio of colours and had the fragrance of a perfume.
In 'Kahn', poet C K Williams, a protege of Kahn refers to his unbuilt masterworks. Will someone like Eugene Schieffelin try to build these works as restoration of the past.


A review
Poems from Tar