portrait on an angel

Caravaggio's "rest on flight to Egypt" in which an angel plays the violin for the holy family. The man  was unrepentant for his use of the sensual.

"I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free." Michelangelo

More Science For Living

Glass windows may soon be a thing of the past, replaced with transparent wood. Swedish researchers have engineered the non-shattering material by stripping out the component that makes wood brown and replacing it with acrylic. The wood could let in light while still maintaining privacy for residents.

Robbins in spring snow

When snow is on the ground they eat berries! Their eggs may survive if the cold is not too servere or long lasting.

newborn fawn hiding

a bit careless of  mother

Jpr: there s a briar thicket near the fields edge in back on myhome where two fawns are born each spring. My dog has been hearing noisesfromthere for a week now but picks up no scent

Viking Sagas re North America More Truth Than Fiction.

Archaeologists have used satellite imagery to identify a site in Newfoundland that is probably the first new Viking site discovered in North America in over 50 years. Satellite imagery, magnetometer surveys, and a preliminary excavation of the site at Point Rosee in Southern Newfoundland last year could point to a potentially fascinating discovery.  The only other Viking site in North America was found in the 1960s at L’Anse Aux Meadows on the northern tip of Newfoundland, about 300 miles from Point Rosee.  Imagery suggests additional sites, a major rewrite of history.

Marvels of Science

Scientists in Japan have successfully transplanted mice with lab-grown skin that has more of the organ's working parts in place than ever before. Starting with stem cells made from a mouse's gums, they managed to craft skin with multiple layers - as well as hair follicles and glands.  When implanted into a "nude mouse" with a suppressed immune system, it integrated well and sprouted hairs.

Saints for all of us

Mother Theresa is the saint of corporal works,

Mother Angelica is the saint of spiritual works.