by Audrey Benedict | Jul 8, 2020 | ePostCards
ePostcard #78: In Darwin’s Footsteps (Falkland Archipelago Birds) click images to enlarge ePostcard #78: In Darwin’s Footsteps (Falkland Archipelago Birds) On March 1st 1833, the HMS Beagle dropped anchor in Berkeley Sound and the young naturalist on board...
by Audrey Benedict | Jul 7, 2020 | ePostCards
ePostcard #77: Falkland Archipelago click images to enlarge ePostcard #77: Falkland Archipelago Winging westward, it climbseach step up to the naked blue:the entire sky is its tower,and the world is cleansed by its movement.—Pablo Neruda, Art of Birds The exquisite...
by Audrey Benedict | Jul 6, 2020 | ePostCards
ePostcard #76: Frank Wild and the ‘Boss’ click images to enlarge ePostcard #76: Frank Wild and the ‘Boss’ “I must go down to the seas again to the lonely sea and the sky,And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by.”John Masefield “Sea...
by Audrey Benedict | Jul 4, 2020 | ePostCards
ePostcard #75: The ‘Boss’ Goes Home! Photo #1, above: Honoring Endurance! This photo was taken by Frank Hurley when the crew put the sails up trying one last time to free Endurance from the sea ice of the Weddell Sea. As we know, this and other attempts...
by Audrey Benedict | Jul 3, 2020 | ePostCards
ePostcard #74: The Final Rescue! click images to enlarge ePostcard #74: The Final Rescue! “Not a life lost, and we have been through Hell!” Ernest Shackleton This opening photo by Frank Hurley takes us back to where it all began—South Georgia. You can see the...
