Narwhal I
a pod of magic breaks through the floe what a peculiar way Inspiration Moby Dick Details The whale series returns with Ishmael’s Nostril whale. Whether you pronounce its name nar-wall […]
Author: Natalie Sopinka
Fishtail palm
what if ivy swam in the seas? mulch, shell, sand Inspiration Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory Facts I visited Detroit’s Belle Isle on a blisteringly hot day in July. Naturally, to seek reprieve […]
Baleen
morning! he takes in the salt retiring to depth Inspiration Eden Killer Whale Museum Facts Next up in the whales series is baleen – also known as whalebone. Except that baleen is […]
Spermaceti
royalty’s fish radiating into the night to fathoms and float Inspiration Moby Dick Facts I’ve been reading Herman Melville’s Moby Dick during my lunches. Needless to say, this book is markedly different from […]
Atlantic Cod
a prize batty – but empty waves among the shingles rock icon Inspiration “Jigging Northern Cod” Facts After a attending a conference in Newfoundland, Canada last month, the history and […]
Sweetlips
kiss of death of another coral dweller natural filler Inspiration This sweetly serene video Facts Watch out Angelina and Kim, your alluring pouts are being rivaled by the sweetlips (genus Plectorhinchus, Family Haemulidae). […]
Parrotfish IV
casting as grit engineers flail the market Inspiration Let’s hear it for the Scaridae Family Facts This final installment of the parrotfish series is about sand castles. To understand the parrotfish-sand castle […]
Parrotfish III
good night sir the stars will shine! all the dimensions Inspiration Let’s hear it for the Scaridae Family Facts Planning a camping trip to the Great Barrier Reef for a weekend away with […]
Parrotfish II
lustful and orchestrated. wash without rest Inspiration Let’s hear it for the Scaridae Family Facts I think parrotfish mating would make for an entertaining broadway narrative. NARRATOR Danny Bullet is a bumphead parrotfish […]
Parrotfish I
psychedelic morph bored in the landscape flash, flash, print Inspiration Let’s hear it for the Scaridae Family Facts This is the first post in a series about parrotfishes. Today we are introduced to […]
