Sun, Sea and the SW Trail : Planning for an adventure scrapbook

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Satellites might make better plans than joey scribbles

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Kindly ID'ed critters, don't lose these!

Orange spot piercer moth

currant clearwing

mother of pearl moth

Narrative Project Begins: Sunflower Hearts

Thus begins a suddenly inspired story of Rose the robin chick, with a hidden message that can help others of all ages, from children to the elderly without the graphical abruptness and severity.
In nature, animals don't chose to shy away from nutrients... that would lead to death. So why do we as humans do such a thing? What sets us apart from the animals who seem to have a lot more common sense than we do?
This is the tale of little Rose, the robin hatchling who strives to be the fastest, sleekest and most beautiful robin there ever was, better than he brother and sister. She refuses mother and father's supply of big, fat, juicy worms, turning her beak up at them.
Overtime her brother and sister grow bright red and beautiful plumage, strong wing muscles and boundless energy. They soon fly the nest, leaving poor, sickly little Rose still naked, cold, bony and very sick indeed. Mother and father robin look at her desparingly... then come up with a plan.
They don't give up on their little bundle of bones. They wrap her tightly in their wings to warm her, soothe her, care for her with all their love.
Mother robin says to Rose, "I've gotten you a very special treat, my little pink Rose. They will make you grow into the fastest, strongest, most beautiful robin there ever was". She opens her wings, where she'd tucked  wingful of sunflower hearts - smooth, soft pale seeds perfect for baby robin. Rose, feeling very weak and very ill, tentatively nibbles one of the seeds. It is much better than those dirty, wriggling worms!
Slowly, steadily, she eats the delicious, tender sunflower hearts her parents bring her. They tend her lovingly, give her lots of warm hugs to shelter her, comfort her with kind words and encouragement, shower her with love and preening.
Soon Rose grows such lustrous plumage from the oils and nutrients in her sunflower hearts, her wings grow strong, energy flows deep into her muscles. She blossoms into such a radiant young robin, mother and father are overwhelmed with joy and her brother and sister are in awe of her.
Rose flies the nest, fully fledged and more than capable of taking care of herself, going back to the fields and bird feeders where she finds her favourite food... Sunflower Hearts.

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Pylon Press; Regeneration

Initial Idea and research: https://www.yellowstonepark.com/things-to-do/wolf-reintroduction-changes-ecosystem

Yellowstone grey wolves were introduced in 1995 to the park to restore order to the ecosystem.
As soon as they were reintroduced, they got to work on the over-populated elk herds, which destroyed much of the willow stands and vegetation.
This also caused the beavers to return, with material and food to build their dams. Their dams restored the water flow to how it was, creating habitats for fish and waterlife. Songbirds also returned with the recovery of the willow, insects and seeds and nesting material.
Scavengers such as crows, ravens, bears and coyotes also bounced back, with the new opportunities from wolf-kills, rather than 'relying on winter-killed elk'.