Sunday, March 29, 2009

cloacal kiss

Tiny broken shells, the prettiest sand in mississauga. Find more sand here: sand map


A friend of mine once thought that male birds inseminated eggs that female birds had lain by sitting on them in the nest, post-lay. Wonderfully uncomplicated. The whole process seemed a little too simple to believe. To find out how birds really procreate, go here for a layman's description of cloacal kissing, and here for scientific diagrams of avian reproduction.

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  1. This might also interest you http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070714.wsalt14/BNStory/lifeFoodWine/home/

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  2. Thanks Sue. The article sort of parallels this other side of smell/taste/sense perception that I've been meaning to go into after a recent conversation with a friend- the work of chef Grant Achatz of Chicago restaurant Alinea.

    It also brings to mind this documentary I saw a long time ago called The Saltmen of Tibet- a film chronicling a season in the life of salt 'harvesters'.

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