Hawk and Goslings

Yesterday's walk in Jackson Park.

Photos: Jane Masterson

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Flowering crab apple

Flowering crab apple in my friend's back yard. https://www.treehelp.com/crabapple/

 

Dogwood blooms on Earth Day

The dogwood trees came into bloom today. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornus

Photo: Marge Ishmael

Blue Scilla

Saw this carpet of blue scilla in the wood behind our cabin yesterday https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scilla:

Photo: Marge Ishmael

Thousands of spills at U.S. fracking sites

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-39032748?SThisFB

World Economic Forum

There’s something ironic about the great and good (and mostly male) coming together in Davos each year to discuss rising inequality and how it threatens the world economy. This year they'll be agonizing over the rise of populism and how it might affect the global economy. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/jan/13/army-of-staff-descends-on-davos-to-serve-wef-super-rich

Photo: Guardian