April is native Hawaiian plant month. In light of this momentous month, the plant for this native plant highlight is Māmane, Sophora chrysophylla.  Plant Description  Māmane is an endemic plant that grows as a low shrub, all the way up to a 50-foot-tall tree. Māmane Flower and Leaves, Mauna Kea - Credit: Kai Garcia-Tobar Though it was once common in most dry areas in Hawai’i, māmane is now mostly restricted to high elevation forests, between 5,800 and 10,000 feet. Māmane leav

The New Sorcerer They arrived at Albert's manor about fifteen minutes before the meeting. A good portion of the Order was already there, chatting and sipping tea. At the announcement of apple tea, many fellows greedily crowded the teapots and poured themselves cups. They found Albert already talking excitedly with Christia. He saw them and beamed. "Come this way, let's talk before the meeting starts." He led them off to the side and happily thanked them for the tea. "It is

If life is ultimately out of our control, why not be optimistic about it? I think you should stop holding yourself back from doing things because you’re scared, but actually do them because you’re scared. Why be afraid to lose something you already have? Stop worrying about what you’ll do when it’s gone, and ask yourself what you’ll do while it’s there. Have those dreams, have those goals, love those people, and quit listening to people who use realism as perfume to dress up

Years ago, Salar de Uyuni was once part of the paleolake Tauca; now it is an example of a spectacular phenomenon. Any pictures you see of Salar de Uyuni look unreal, like another world. For most of the year, Salar de Uyuni exists as a large salt flat, the result of the evaporation of the Tauca paleolake. Most salt flats are formed this way. As climates change, large, salty lakes become subject to arid conditions and subsequently evaporate, leaving large fields of salt. This l