by Audrey Benedict | Dec 12, 2021 | ePostCards
ePostcard #144: A Naturalist’s Bookshelf A NATURALIST’S BOOKSHELF I subscribe to the stewardship vision best expressed by the great Senegalese environmentalist Baba Dioum—we are moved to conserve what we understand and love. Every so often, in researching the...
by Audrey Benedict | Nov 21, 2021 | ePostCards
ePostcard #143: Fire and Ice: Volcán Osorno Photo credits: All Volcán Osorno photos are courtesy of Audrey DeLella Benedict. This 8,724 foot high (2659 m) stratovolcano and its lava-bench waterfall are located in the stunningly beautiful “volcano country” of the...
by Audrey Benedict | Nov 10, 2021 | ePostCards
ePostcard #142: Patagonian Glaciation Photo Credits: All photos courtesy of Audrey Delella Benedict PATAGONIAN GLACIATION The extraordinary ice-sculpted scenery that captures the heart and imagination of everyone who visits Patagonia is the legacy of millions of years...
by Audrey Benedict | Oct 30, 2021 | ePostCards
ePostcard #141: In Darwin’s Footsteps–Icefield Snapshots from Space Photo Credits (above and below): Courtesy of Audrey DeLella Benedict. There are only a few places on Earth where you can imagine the ground shifting beneath your feet, where the dynamic...
by Audrey Benedict | Oct 24, 2021 | ePostCards
ePostcard #140: In Darwin’s Footsteps–A Naturalist’s Journey to Patagonia Photo Credits: All photos courtesy of Audrey DeLella Benedict IN DARWIN’S FOOTSTEPS For the naturalist, the dramatic coastlines, windswept steppes and spectacular...
by Audrey Benedict | Oct 5, 2021 | ePostCards
ePostcard #139: A Naturalist’s Bookshelf Photo Credit: Courtesy of photographer Guido Mocafico and the Natural History Museum of Ireland. This Blaschka masterpiece in glass is of a type of sea slug called the spotted sacoglossan (Caliphylla mediterranea), A...
