This is one of Erik Stensland’s newest photographs from Rocky Mountain National Park. Regular Pied Type readers are well acquainted with Stensland’s spectacular photos of the park, currently closed because of the coronavirus. However, you can still enjoy the park… Read More ›
It’s of no particular interest unless you’re a bird watcher — or birder, as is said these days — but I glanced out my front window during our storm a few days ago and had to rub my eyes. There,… Read More ›
Nature always seems to provide solace when it’s needed. This was tonight’s sunset as seen on the Nederland, Colo., webcam that is probably the best in this part of the state.
Spring has sprung, the grass has riz, I wonder where the snowflakes is. I’ve been hoping our unusually mild weather is a “fool’s spring,” but the 10-day forecast doesn’t support that. It looks warm for at least another week. Yet… Read More ›
This sticker on a car really caught my attention the other day. Took a second for the whole thing to register but once it did, I’ve been unable to forget it. It may be just a cute meme that someone… Read More ›
Most adults have probably heard of the Doomsday Clock. It was created by the scientists who worked on the Manhattan Project, America’s atomic bomb-building project during World War II and is used by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists to… Read More ›
Were you aware that 95 (ninety-five!) rules designed to protect the environment — your environment — have been or are being rolled back by Trump? It’s one thing to not believe in global warming or to care more about your… Read More ›
Our oceans are heating up at a record rate, according to many sources. This particular graph of rising ocean temperatures was published by The Guardian in its article “Ocean temperatures hit record high as rate of heating accelerates.” If you… Read More ›
