http://www.giveyoujoy.net/natural_high/ Nature tidbits from personal experience - the beach, the river, the woods, the universe. en-us 2006-08-20T19:10:41-05:00 http://www.giveyoujoy.net/natural_high/001707.html What started as a very casual, "let's get out of the house" expedition, turned into the most memorable birding event of our lives. Birds Greg Stone 2006-08-20T19:10:41-05:00 http://www.giveyoujoy.net/natural_high/001687.html Had another one of those wonderful bird walks in Westport this morning with people who can hear and know what they're hearing. I can't do either. Then again, these folks (Mike Sylvia, Mike Boucher, Walt and Mary Bender) are all... Birds Greg Stone 2006-03-06T17:53:47-05:00 http://www.giveyoujoy.net/natural_high/001671.html Noting the current civil unrest in Sydney - which has been downright ugly - Dom sent along this letter to the editor about Maroubra, three beaches down from where he and Daphne live and one of the beaches involved in... Australia Greg Stone 2005-12-18T12:09:32-05:00 http://www.giveyoujoy.net/natural_high/001618.html In my back yard, yesterday - maybe they're there every year., but I've never seen one before ;-)... Birds Greg Stone 2005-07-26T12:26:33-05:00 http://www.giveyoujoy.net/natural_high/001601.html Weather Underground: Westport, Massachusetts Forecast So a blizzard is on the way and every time I see such a storm approaching my thoughts drift back to what it must have been like - still is in some places - to... weather Greg Stone 2005-01-22T15:31:40-05:00 http://www.giveyoujoy.net/natural_high/001583.html (Click image for a larger version.) Now this was pretty. I snapped this about 5:45 am this morning. With the light in the east (to the left) you can sense the rising sun and how close the crescent moon,... Astronomy Greg Stone 2004-11-10T06:09:36-05:00 http://www.giveyoujoy.net/natural_high/001575.html As mentioned, Venus and Jupiter are very close to one another for a few days - when his photo was taken, they were less than a degree apart. Venus is the brighter of the pair. (Click for a larger image.)... Greg Stone 2004-11-04T07:35:49-05:00 http://www.giveyoujoy.net/natural_high/001570.html Sky and Telescope - This Week's Sky at a Glance Venus and Jupiter struck me hard this morning, bringing me out of the fantasy world of elections and into the real world with a sense of awe and thanksgiving. Suddenly... Astronomy Greg Stone 2004-11-02T14:43:06-05:00 http://www.giveyoujoy.net/natural_high/001438.html NOAA News Online (Story 2321) Well new Orleans dodged another bullet and even though Ivan wound up and too a second punch, this was quite weak. Meanwhile, Florida is bracing for Jeanne and Bruce just sent me the links to... weather Greg Stone 2004-09-25T05:26:29-05:00 http://www.giveyoujoy.net/natural_high/001417.html Weather Underground: Tropical Weather Although it's getting comparatively little play in warnings and news, Ivan is very, very close to causing the worst natural disaster in the history of the United States. Why do I say that? Because it is... Greg Stone 2004-09-15T05:03:09-05:00 http://www.giveyoujoy.net/natural_high/001390.html Well, I don't remember any early predictions thatFrances would weaken before coming ashore, but aside from that, they certainly got the path right this time. Take a look at this map from August 31 and compare it to the one... Greg Stone 2004-09-05T03:28:11-05:00 http://www.giveyoujoy.net/natural_high/001388.html Yesteerday I noted how divergent the computer models were in predicting the future path of Frances. Today they are much mor ein agreement. The reason, according to Todd Gross (Channel 7) , is they flew a plane into the center... Greg Stone 2004-09-03T03:53:22-05:00 http://www.giveyoujoy.net/natural_high/001384.html Frances - as I noted in an earlier post - seems determined to hit our coast and it will hit hard. But exactly where, remains a question. Look at the difference between the forecast track and the tracks predicted by... weather Greg Stone 2004-09-02T07:00:02-05:00 http://www.giveyoujoy.net/natural_high/001375.html Dom and Daphne are back from another on of their world-circling jaunts and have posted some wonderful photos and brief descriptions. Take a look here. At this writing only "College Fjord" and "Eklunta" - of the links on the left... Australia Greg Stone 2004-08-31T04:46:05-05:00 http://www.giveyoujoy.net/natural_high/001369.html Weather Underground: Tropical Storm: Storm-Centered Satellite Image Everyone is focusing on Hurricane Carol right now - the big hit on southern New England 50 years ago. Because of my web site I've been contacted by three papers, a Providence television... Personal reflections Greg Stone 2004-08-29T07:01:59-05:00