More thermite on a frozen lake

This time, we ignited three pounds of thermite on the frozen lake.

Manatee salad

In June 2007, I was fortunate to see some manatees in the manatorium* at the Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa, Florida. This manatee was going to town on a head of lettuce- some kind of manatee salad.

* I totally made up the word "manatorium.". A better word might be "Sirenium", from the Latin name of the manatee family, but it's just not as mellifluous.

Listen for the manatee music in the video (best from 0:20 to 0:55 or so).





Tonight at 11: When Manatees Attack British Naturalists.

Look out, Sir David!.

Visit to the Zollman Zoo

The Zollman Zoo of Olmsted County, Minnesota is home to a variety of native Minnesota wildlife, including two very fat badgers.



Also, they have the finest river otter waterslide I've ever seen. See for yourself via their Otter Cam.

Wolf River rapids, again

When we rafted the Wolf River this June, the water levels were higher than we've seen in a long time (see Wolf River rapids, August 2006). It was glorious.

First-person video recorded with the Rocklobstercam Mk II; props to Scottie Z. for the third-person video.

The screaming hose-nose

Tapirs are neat for a number of reasons. This encounter (May 2007 at the Minnesota Zoo) leads me to propose that the Malayan tapir Tapirus indicus be given the revised common name "screaming hose-nose."

The Florida Lawnmower Fire of '05

You see what happens, Larry? You see what happens? This is what happens when you flip your riding lawnmower.



Witnessed by yours truly on April 20, 2005 in Highlands County, Florida.

Loons

Another video from August 2006: a compilation of loon encounters in northeast Wisconsin.



Yeah, North Woods!

Wolf River rapids

I finally got around to editing and posting my Wolf River rapids movie from August 2006. The first-person view was recorded with the Rocklobstercam Mk II. Props to Paul Jung for the third-person camera angle.

The Jess-Sled

She wanted to go sledding. We didn't have a sled. We did have a car, a shovel, and a length of rope.

Thermite on a frozen lake

We ignited about a pound of thermite on a frozen lake, releasing enough energy to melt through three inches of solid ice. This movie features additional camera angles courtesy of Marc and Melissa.