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Glacier National Park

Day 6 Virtual Travel: Keukenhof Tulip Gardens

Day 2 of Virtual Travel Week: Yosemite National Park

Stroll through the Cherry Blossoms

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Enjoy a virtual walk through the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Gardens at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden in this extraordinary video captured by cinematographer Nic Petry of Dancing Camera.

"The historic garden is one of the oldest extant Japanese gardens in the United States, and its collection of cherry cultivars was in lovely bloom during filming. Petry, a specialist in moving camera techniques, conceived the piece as a way to recreate the meditative experience of walking through the garden on a glorious, early spring day. The garden’s weeping Higan cherries can be seen swaying in the wind along the pond as the camera moves around the path lined with several varieties of camellias, artfully pruned pine trees, and fiddlehead ferns."

h/t to https://www.lauraolin.com/newsletter/

Our Planet series now available on YouTube

all eight episodes of David Attenborough's documentary series are now available for free on Netflix' YouTube channel.

Too much brain ache ?

Feast your eyes on these soothing images and let the scenery subdue the screen strain. 

h/t to OLLI at ASU for the link

TED talks: Biomechanics

Biomechanics: noun. the study of the mechanical laws relating to the movement or structure of living organisms.

Michael Dickinson: How a fly flies. 16min. 

https://www.ted.com/talks/michael_dickinson_how_a_fly_flies

Kaitlin Sadtler: How we could tech our bodies to heal faster.  5min.  

https://www.ted.com/talks/kaitlyn_sadtler_how_we_could_teach_our_bodies_to_heal_faster

Cheryl Hayashi: The magnificence of spider silk.  15min.

https://www.ted.com/talks/cheryl_hayashi_the_magnificence_of_spider_silk  

Ellen Jorgensen: What you need to know about CRISPR.  10 min.  

https://www.ted.com/talks/ellen_jorgensen_what_you_need_to_know_about_crispr

Tony Wyss-Coray: How young blood might help reverse aging.  14min.  

https://www.ted.com/talks/tony_wyss_coray_how_young_blood_might_help_reverse_aging_yes_really  

 

Theo Jansen: My creations, a new form of life. 8min. 

https://www.ted.com/talks/theo_jansen_creates_new_creatures

Monterey Bay Aquarium Web-Cams

https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/live-cams

Explore space while at home

https://thenextweb.com/space/2020/03/18/explore-space-using-these-free-tools-while-youre-stuck-at-home/

Explore Live Cams

Explore.org 's live cam collection is nicknamed "Pearls of the Planet," allowing  "people to experience nature up close and personal so they can fall in love with the world. So please come explore and welcome to the Explore.org family."

Here's just one example:

TED talks: Forest Primeval

Richard Preston: The mysterious lives of giant trees.  19 min.

http://www.ted.com/talks/richard_preston_on_the_giant_trees.html

Jonathan Drori: Every pollen grain has a story.  7 min.

http://www.ted.com/talks/jonathan_drori_every_pollen_grain_has_a_story.html

Nalini Nadkarni: Conserving the canopy.  17 min.

http://www.ted.com/talks/nalini_nadkani_on_conserving_the_canopy.html

Munir Virani: Why I love vultures.  9 min.

http://www.ted.com/talks/munir_virani_why_i_love_vultures.html

George Monbiot: For more wonder, rewild the world.  15 min.

http://www.ted.com/talks/george_monbiot_for_more_wonder_rewild_the_world.html

Ron Finley: A guerilla gardener in South Central LA.  11 min. 

http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_finley_a_guerilla_gardener_in_south_central_la.html

Monterey Bay Aquarium live web-cams

With ten live cams to choose from, experience the wonder of the ocean no matter where you are.  See what's happening at https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/live-cams