It is my belief that we do not have a fundamental right to pilfer and plunder our natural world, and that what we do have is a fundamental responsibility to do what we can to protect our planet's waters, soils, air, and the diverse wildlife that we share these resources with. The former does not ensure economic prosperity for all; the latter does. When one learns that certain actions have consequences--say, that morning coffee ritual from a business that heavily uses styrofoam cups, a product that simply and effectively trashes the earth--is there not only one ethical and moral thing to do? To start buying coffee from a business that does more for the environment? Change is necessary if we care about all the generations behind us--human and wildlife alike. But change is a complicated thing.

Therein lies the conundrum.

My pledge: to embrace change, and to find solutions to the conundrum.


Friday, June 17, 2011

Precursor to Celebrating the Summer Solstice

The Mountain from TSO Photography on Vimeo.

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Giant Ichneumon Wasp - Megarhyssa macrurus

I nearly bumped into one of these this morning while outside watering deck plants. An incredible flying wasp-like insect with a phenomenally long tail (ovipositor -- for egg laying). Ran inside for the camera, searched in vain for a shot. It was gone. After researching on one of my favorite bug sites, found its name, and then searched further online to come across this "microphotography" of females in action out in Illinois. Great pictures, and a wonderful summary to go with them! Awesome!
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