The ibis represented the god Thoth, god of wisdom, knowledge and writing, and was considered the herald of the Nile flooding.
Review of Barons of the Sea
It tells the story of how American clipper ships—the fastest ships on the ocean—made obscenely huge fortunes for their owners using money from the opium trade to buy luxury goods in China—silks, teas, and porcelain—and sell them in America.
Wildflowers or Weeds?
When weeds have pretty flowers, can they be so cavalierly dissed? I don’t think so.
A Hunting Homicide and Moon Plumbing
The cover, by the way, is great. The cover, by the way, is mundane.
Four Summer Sightings
One of the reasons Albuquerque seems so tropical during summertime is the dramatic annual appearance of snowy egrets, waterbirds that fly up the Rio Grande from the Gulf of Mexico and nest in the cottonwoods along the river.