All the Queen's Horses At the Queen's official birthday celebration, all the Queen's horses play a historical role in the pageantry. This year, the Queen's 90th, there was a smaller more personal birthday celebration at Windsor Castle preceding the official one. It too had horses in the pivotal role. "No one does spectacle like the British … [Read more...]
San Francisco’s New Art Cornucopia
Expanded SFMOMA Opens This weekend, May 14, SFMOMA opens to the public. It is the catalyst for San Francisco's new art cornucopia. With the new 235,000 square foot ten-story addition the museum becomes the largest contemporary art space in the US. San Francisco's New Art Cornucopia The catalyst for expansion was the 100 year loan of … [Read more...]
Hetch Hetchy: Yosemite’s Other Valley
Was Hetch Hetchy Valley as stunning as Yosemite? John Muir thought so. Some say Muir died of a broken heart when he heard his beloved Hetch Hetchy valley would be flooded to provide water and electricity for the San Francisco Bay Area. Hetch Hetchy in Spring Muir, founder of the Sierra Club who is known as Father of the National Parks has … [Read more...]
The Sensational Tulip
From the Kremlin to Windsor Castle, the sensational tulip takes center stage in spring gardens around the world. In Holland, they are a 2 billion dollar business and bulb fields resemble gigantic Piet Mondrian color-block paintings. Tulips have traveled far from their natural home in Central Asia. In the process they aroused passions and drove … [Read more...]
Endangered and Elusive: Yunnan Snub-nosed Monkeys
For centuries there were tales of woodland elves living in the remote land James Hilton dubbed Shangri-La. In 1960 Chinese scientists explored the area by mule train looking for extinct yeti. They returned with news of a mountain monkey. Named the Yunnan snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus bieti) it is, like pandas, on the endangered list. On … [Read more...]
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