Category Archives: nature

A whole lot of giggling goin’ on

Posted on June 11, 2009 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

Following on the heels of the Rats giggle too post comes this NPR story on great apes laughing when they’re tickled. It’s based on research published in Current Biology comparing the laughter of humans, bonobos, gorillas, chimps, and orangutans. A … Continue reading →

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Above Wonderland Lake

Posted on June 8, 2009 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

The day was sunny and hot enough that I waited until midafternoon before heading out with Bodhi on a hike. Out the door and down toward the lake, then up the branch that tops a hill above the lake, where … Continue reading →

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Writing that walloped me

Posted on June 4, 2009 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

The flight attendant had just demo’ed seat belts and was reaching for the sample life jacket when I pulled the May issue of Spirit magazine from the seat-back pocket in front of me. Soon after takeoff I came upon a … Continue reading →

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The great work of Thomas Berry

Posted on June 2, 2009 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

Thomas Berry, one of the foremost Christian thinkers to root his philosophy in the Earth, died yesterday at the age of 94. Born to the Appalachian hills, he became a Catholic priest of the Passionist order and then a renowned … Continue reading →

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A cloudy-day hike at Chautauqua

Posted on May 31, 2009 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

Deepening gray in the west promised more rain, but for now the sky overhead had lightened, and, armed with leash in my right hand, camera strap over my left, and binoculars around my neck, I headed out with Bodhi straight … Continue reading →

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