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The 2nd take is twice as good! Your thoughts are always so insightful. The only exception might be the Holocene, which is the epoch that we will be in until the Anthropocene becomes formally set...even

So glad that you found it enjoyable! Thanks

Thanks for saying all of this. It is nice to know that someone reads and enjoys these posts. I suppose 'cattails' is a term tied to dialect, meaning 'punks' are just as proper of a name for these plants.

Your kind words are a great motivator for me to continue writing! Thanks for the encouragement and for resteeming my post! It is great to have a community like @steemstem where I can share my experiences!

Thanks for the appreciation! These last ones were taken with a somewhat modern smartphone indeed...I still have an old point-and-click that I carry around while on the water, but the phone makes it much

Thanks for the comment! I was never much of a kayaker before this summer...nor was I aware of the stunning lakeshore Northern Wisconsin has to offer. Now I'm hooked! We are based out of a little town called

Hi Abigail, thank you for the kind note! I am glad that you enjoyed the post and are looking forward to seeing more...I'll try to share soon!

Glad to know that I am not the only one...thanks for the comment!

Thanks for all of your encouragement and for sharing that link...his blog is a really interesting examination of time! I will try to share with some regularity in the coming weeks and months.

You nailed it, efficiency is my term for the time required. Boiling is indeed incredibly slow if you have to build a fire, especially if you are dealing with damp fuel sources or do not have an ignition

Hey there, thanks for the comment! I am so glad to hear that my post made you smile! The joys of hiking in the wilderness are contagious...once hiking season starts up again, I hope you can make it out

I considered including boiling but thought it would fit better in a future article about water treatment methods due to the technology and effort required. I also considered desalinization but came to

Thanks for checking it out! That must be tough to not have the colors of autumn, but I am sure there are other benefits. You can occasionally get signal at high points near towns, but there are more areas

Thanks for sharing your memories and enjoying my writing! I plan to reveal more information about the trail and the hike in a future post, but let's just say it is more Midwestern than Hudson but undoubtedly

Thanks for the comment and input! I have to agree, when visiting particularly good rockhounding areas, it is always nice to have a car. I had to make some really difficult decisions on what rocks to carry

Your research sounds quite interesting @mathowl! Could the proofing program be adapted to model the growth of other single-celled organisms?

Nice article and image choices...it is interesting to learn about your history!

Thanks for the compliment! I am glad that I can help dispel some of the myths and misunderstandings regarding residential-scale geothermal energy. I think there will eventually be one more post in this

Thanks for the input!

Thanks! You're precisely right though, you're feeling the shallow geothermal effect just by going downstairs!