Tag Archives: Nature

The Weekly Urchin Recap

Words by Henry David Thoreau*; Images by Geo Ong (what a combo!) October is the month of painted leaves. Generally, every fruit, on ripening, and just before it falls, when it commences a more independent and individual existence, requiring less … Continue reading

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Contemporary Profiles: Valerie Hegarty

By Geo Ong *all images featured in this post are from the website of Valerie Hegarty I don’t know too much about Valerie Hegarty. In fact, I just discovered her work last Saturday. I was on the fifth floor of … Continue reading

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Urchin Freebies

Art Gallery of NSW Sydney, Australia Just a short stroll from Sydney’s sprawling and absolutely beautiful Royal Botanic Gardens, and still within The Domain, lies the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Housed in a majestic and stately building, the … Continue reading

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High Noon Urchins

Today’s theme: A Clean Conscience Geo  Margaret  Ninja Dave Sarah  Next week’s theme: Birds of a Feather Join the flock!

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High Noon Urchins

Have you reckoned a thousand acres much? Have you reckoned the earth much? Have you practiced so long to learn to read? Have you felt so proud to get at the meaning of poems? —from Leaves of Grass by Walt … Continue reading

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High Noon Urchins

 

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Cozy Up by the Fire! The Urchin Bookshelf Is Freshly Stocked for the Winter!

Winter is another great time of year to read. You can snuggle by a fire or under a blanket with a warm cup of tea well within arm’s length! The Urchins are doing it, and so should you! Sarah is … Continue reading

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High Noon Urchins

Geo Sarah Margaret Full High Noon Urchins Archive

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The Urchins do Niagara Falls

The most powerful waterfall in North America, Niagara Falls was formed at the end of the last ice age when two glaciers melted and rushed toward the Atlantic. The Urchins visited this natural wonder last month. This is what happened.

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A Brief Look at Small-Town Vermont

By Geo Ong The small-town life isn’t something a big-city person often gets to experience. For me, it remained an idea, generated from big-city Hollywood and the books of small-town writers, interpreted the only way I knew how, unknowingly. How … Continue reading

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