io9.com has an article on Nanotech sachets that use inexpensive materials (nanofibres and activated carbon particles) in a ‘teabag’ form, to use with individual-sized water bottles. Although it seems like it would be very affordable, I’m not convinced it’s such a good thing, as these disposable teabags only will purify one litre of water, but…
Let’s Be Very, Very Careful About Giving Genetically Modified Mosquitoes A “Competitive Advantage” – The Awl
Let’s Be Very, Very Careful About Giving Genetically Modified Mosquitoes A “Competitive Advantage” – The Awl.
Exposure to Plants and Parks Can Boost Immunity – Question – NYTimes.com
The NYTimes is shedding some light on why I’m always happy to be outdoors – glad there’s an actual reason for it… but let’s face it, we knowingly do plenty of things already that are bad for us. We’d be outside regardless, but it’s nice to know we reap some benefits while we’re wandering around…
Mosquitoes inherit DEET resistance: Scientific American
The last thing a spring and early summer hiker needs is a more resilient biting insect. Seems like DEET is becoming just so much hot sauce for backcountry mosquitoes, and here’s why: Mosquitoes inherit DEET resistance: Scientific American.
White People Like Camping | Toronto Mike’s Blog
Not entirely accurate, but if you’ve got a bit of a sense of humour, you’ll appreciate the fun at the weekend warriors’ expense. White People Like Camping | Toronto Mike’s Blog.
Suzanne Dimma’s Wilderness retreat | Canadian House & Home
Suzanne Dimma | Canadian House & Home Great blog post about Suzanne Dimma’s cottage build. I’m very very jealous. She describes the truly epic process that it took to get her dream cottage ready for her wedding to Arriz Hassam. It helps that they and their build team (Level Design Build) are all very talented…
The magic of Flickr
P8030118, originally uploaded by A Word in the Woods. I’m going to try and streamline some things a bit to get my photos organized. I’ll put them all on Flickr, and link directly there. I’m actually playing around with creating blog posts in flickr, and having it sent automagically to awordinthewoods.com Hope it works!
Changing my ride… Selling my old VW. sniff.
I’m looking forward to my new vehicle, but it’s with a bit of a twinge of regret that I’m putting my VW golf up for sale. I’ve put it up on Kijiji, my first ever post on something like that, so we’ll see how things go. I’ve also now put it up on Craigslist, and…