Month: July 2025
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The Jaguar
As the lion is of the desert and the tiger of the jungle, the jaguar reigns supreme in the woodlands of the Americas. Equal in fierceness to the Asiatic tiger, the jaguar possesses enormous strength, with jaws powerful enough to pierce through the skull between the ears, delivering a fatal bite to the brain. These…
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Spirit of the Forest
“There is a brave traveler who dares to venture into the dense tropical forests of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta to admire a pre-Hispanic city…the type of hike undertaken by hardy individuals with legs resistant to mud and heads that are not so sane if they truly enjoy the situation.” So it was written…
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The Butterfly
This is the first summer that a pair of white butterflies have become regular residents at the garden. Naturally it makes me look into what has changed from the previous years, and truly the biggest difference is that I have left the garden more unkempt. Much of the vegetation blooming during springtime has been left…
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The Dragonfly
The Brazilian poet Mário Quintana was quoted to have said, “Don’t waste your time chasing butterflies. Mend your garden, and the butterflies will come.” As a gardener, I can say that birds will come as soon as there’s a slightest sighting of fruits, flowers, a water puddle, or even just freshly tilled soil, but it’s…
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