A Little More Land

Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center

Samuel Huckins — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 21:53:21 +0000

Here are some pictures from our visit last weekend to the Ladybird Johnson Wildflower center. I think some turned out pretty well: Click for slideshow It’s an incredible place, always sporting newly flowering denizens this time of year. From turtles … Continue reading →

Darwin’s anniversary present: one very cool spider

Samuel Huckins — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 00:05:37 +0000

Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species was a groundbreaking work resulting from decades of scientific observation and careful thought. Exactly 150 years after its publication on November 24, 2009 a paper was presented on a new species of spider … Continue reading →

Faraday’s “Intuitive” Calculus: A lecture at SJCA

Samuel Huckins — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 13:24:53 +0000

In a stimulating and spell-binding lecture on a number of papers by Michael Faraday Friday, Ryan Tweney, emeritus professor of psychology at Bowling Green State University, led the audience in an exciting journey covering acoustic surprises, optical illusions, excruciating experiments … Continue reading →

First Beam for the LHC

Samuel Huckins — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:28:55 +0000

Today the first particle beam was successfully sent around the Large Hadron Collider! This utterly amazing piece of equipment, the largest, most powerful, and most expensive scientific experiment ever undertaken by humanity, will undoubtedly result in many profound revelations about … Continue reading →

Beauty and Sadness at the National Zoo

Samuel Huckins — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 05:29:54 +0000

It has been many years since I have been to the National Zoo. Much has changed, not just in the exhibits, but also how I think and feel about things such as zoos. There are several aspects I find undividedly … Continue reading →

Jug Bay Natural Area

Samuel Huckins — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:37:27 +0000

Today I took my first trip to the Jug Bay Natural Area, one of a number of parks within the Patuxent River Park. While there was a lot more to explore than I got a chance to see, what I … Continue reading →

More beautiful bugs

Samuel Huckins — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:54:07 +0000

Last weekend, I got to hike around Cooper’s Rock State Forest. It’s a pretty amazing park, with a wide variety of terrain, from sprawling vistas, to rapids, to strange small canyons and fallen rocks. Check out this Flickr set for … Continue reading →

Photos from Wheaton Regional Park

Samuel Huckins — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 02:31:32 +0000

Today we took a trip to Wheaton Regional Park. We intended to check out the “Wings of Fancy” live butterfly exhibit, but after visiting the Brookside Nature Center, we decided to hit the trails instead. It was unbelievably perfect weather. … Continue reading →

Thoughts on The Battle Over the Meaning of Everything

Samuel Huckins — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 04:04:24 +0000

Gordy Slack’s unwieldily named The Battle Over the Meaning of Everything: Evolution, Intelligent Design, and a School Board in Dover, PA is an account of the people, ideas, and events surrounding the 2005 Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District trial. … Continue reading →

Hairs and spikes

Samuel Huckins — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 04:31:48 +0000

Here are two beautiful caterpillars I photographed in my backyard recently. I believe they were attracted to the large amount of Virginia Creeper growing on one side of the yard. Eight-spotted Forester Caterpillar (Alypia octomaculata) Common Buckeye Caterpillar (Junonia coenia)