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	<title>Three Star Owl - Functional and Sculptural Clay Artwork with a Natural History &#187; oddities</title>
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		<title>Rocks sticking up out of the ground in that way they do</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 17:56:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are the Famous Fish Rocks, kept fresh with white paint by unknown artists in Trona, California.  I admit to disappointment when I found out they were not meant to represent T-rexes rising out of the earth to once again dominate the landscape, but, even if they&#8217;re just fish&#8230; really big fish&#8230; they&#8217;re excellent.  Each [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yep, goats in trees</title>
		<link>http://threestarowl.com/natural-history/yep-goats-in-trees</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:37:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes when you say &#8220;Goats in Trees,&#8221; people say, &#8220;No way.&#8221;
Way.
Here are goats in trees.
(Photo by E.Shock; Oman, 2010)
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		<title>This is not albino dog poop&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://threestarowl.com/natural-history/this-is-not-albino-dog-poop</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:35:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allison</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://threestarowl.com/?p=6509</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;it&#8217;s a coil of tube-slush that blurped out of the hose this morning &#8212; yes, ICE!  So, the frost-cloth and styrofoam cups are stratigically positioned, ready to be placed over newly-planted herbs, and on tender cactus-tips late this afternoon: tonight is supposed to be the first frost of winter.  The hummers are hitting the nectar [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fair warning on this Black Friday&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://threestarowl.com/art/fair-warning-on-this-black-friday</link>
		<comments>http://threestarowl.com/art/fair-warning-on-this-black-friday#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:49:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allison</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://threestarowl.com/?p=6471</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;for those of us who decide to enter the Fray, this is the kind of thing you&#8217;ll be up against:
Yes, the Holidays must be upon us, it&#8217;s the traditional Santa Hat-Wearing Wiener Dog on a Bun with Lettuce and Mustard Effigy Vessel (featuring removable lid), now appearing at your local discount department store.  Oh, Why [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The rare Scottsdale Aquatic scorpion?  afraid not&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://threestarowl.com/close-in/the-rare-scottsdale-aquatic-scorpion-afraid-not</link>
		<comments>http://threestarowl.com/close-in/the-rare-scottsdale-aquatic-scorpion-afraid-not#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:58:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This was weird, and sad for sure.
In previous posts, I&#8217;ve mentioned the unfortunate similarity of our swimming pool to the LaBrea Tarpits.  Especially in the summer months when there are lots of inexperienced young animals out and about, we often have to carry out water rescues.  Since my studio is at home and looks onto [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Haboobery, indeed</title>
		<link>http://threestarowl.com/yard-list/haboobery-indeed</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:13:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The sky on Saturday night was remarkable.
Somewhere south of the Phoenix area a big storm collapsed, and the gusty winds flowing down off the top of its towering cumulus clouds blasted a well-defined edge of dust that rolled outward for miles.  It&#8217;s called a Haboob &#8212; fans of the the movie &#8220;the Mummy&#8221; will know [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Constellation Alien Invader Roadkill&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://threestarowl.com/art/constellation-alien-invader-roadkill</link>
		<comments>http://threestarowl.com/art/constellation-alien-invader-roadkill#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:53:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;in which Galactic Possum battles the Celestial Army of Campervans and nearly always loses.  Nearby constellation Ferafelis vorax waits to feast on the carnage.  Visible only in the Southern Hemisphere.

(A.Shock 2009, 6&#8243;x9&#8243; Watercolor, gouache and charcoal)
]]></description>
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		<title>Alpine Parrots&#8230;no, really, parrots at tree-line.</title>
		<link>http://threestarowl.com/natural-history/alpine-parrotsno-really-parrots-at-tree-line</link>
		<comments>http://threestarowl.com/natural-history/alpine-parrotsno-really-parrots-at-tree-line#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 06:58:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allison</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[birds]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you were a parrot, would you live in this chilly realm?
Yes, if you&#8217;re a Kea.  A large, endemic NZ parrot, the bronze-green Kea (Nestor notabilis) spends most of its time in high alpine areas and steep rocky valleys of the mountains of New Zealand&#8217;s South Island.
Kea can be easy to photograph because of some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Curious Case of the Corpse in the Yucca</title>
		<link>http://threestarowl.com/natural-history/the-curious-case-of-the-corpse-in-the-yucca</link>
		<comments>http://threestarowl.com/natural-history/the-curious-case-of-the-corpse-in-the-yucca#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 14:08:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cactus wrens are a large (for a wren), lively, and common presence all over the low-elevation deserts in the American Southwest.  The photo to left left shows one sitting on a cholla branch.  They do that a lot, often while making all sorts of  mechanical-sounding vocalizations like drbrdrbrdrbrdrr or krakrakrakrakrakra.  Cactus wrens are expert at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pseudopod Waltz reminder&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://threestarowl.com/art/pseudopod-waltz-reminder</link>
		<comments>http://threestarowl.com/art/pseudopod-waltz-reminder#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allison</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://threestarowl.com/?p=3128</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[…your guarantee it’s a genuine artefaux.

(watch for it&#8230;)
]]></description>
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		<title>Gryphons and pools near the Salton Sea</title>
		<link>http://threestarowl.com/natural-history/gryphons-and-pools-near-the-salton-sea</link>
		<comments>http://threestarowl.com/natural-history/gryphons-and-pools-near-the-salton-sea#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:44:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the way home from San Diego Audubon Bird Festival, E and I stopped at a location near the Salton Sea where Gryphons are known to snore and slumber.
Gryphons, in this case, are geothermal features: modest but surprising cones built up by mud pots burbling out of the flat salty floor of the agricultural land [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Watch for the Pseudopod Waltz logo&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://threestarowl.com/art/watch-for-the-pseudopod-waltz-logo</link>
		<comments>http://threestarowl.com/art/watch-for-the-pseudopod-waltz-logo#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 04:52:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allison</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://threestarowl.com/?p=2601</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;your guarantee it&#8217;s a genuine artefaux.
Pseudopod waltz&#8230;you never know which foot is when.
Watch for it.  It&#8217;s the only way you&#8217;ll know&#8230;

]]></description>
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		<title>Another famous saguaro plunge</title>
		<link>http://threestarowl.com/natural-history/another-famous-saguaro-plunge</link>
		<comments>http://threestarowl.com/natural-history/another-famous-saguaro-plunge#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 05:01:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allison</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[botany]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://threestarowl.com/?p=1931</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the most famous saguaro plunge stories there is tells of the death of a man with a gun plugging saguaros in the Arizona desert.  You&#8217;ve probably heard the story &#8212; a heartless gunman is killed by a saguaro he shoots until it falls on him.
I always suspected this tale was urban legend, but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Classic &#8220;Saguaro falls on car&#8221; postcard</title>
		<link>http://threestarowl.com/botany/classic-saguaro-falls-on-car-postcard</link>
		<comments>http://threestarowl.com/botany/classic-saguaro-falls-on-car-postcard#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2009 01:43:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Looked all over the place for this classic old card, when our saguaro fell over crushing plants and shelves.  Today, I finally tracked it down, still in print, sold in our local Walgreens drugstore.  I don&#8217;t know why, but somehow it seems significant that the car&#8217;s plate is Oregon.  You know the old &#8220;We don&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Botanical horrors: when grass grows bad</title>
		<link>http://threestarowl.com/natural-history/botanical-horrors-when-grass-grows-bad</link>
		<comments>http://threestarowl.com/natural-history/botanical-horrors-when-grass-grows-bad#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2008 22:02:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a photo of a lovely Red barrel cactus in Miss Thang&#8217;s garden.
The barrel is happy where it is, and is growing quickly and healthily.  Unfortunately, we&#8217;ve had a Bermuda Grass invasion nearby, and despite E&#8217;s manual, non-toxic efforts to control the grass, it&#8217;s spread up to the Red Barrel.  It was bad enough [...]]]></description>
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