Capito Luchs (Lynx) Mousetrap (1920)

Capito Luchs (Lynx) Mousetrap (1920)

It is hard for many of us to grasp how significant a problem rodents were to our ancestors.  While mice still pose health risks to modern populations, the average person in the 19th and early 20th centuries were keenly battling these vermin.  This is evidenced by the relatively large number of mousetrap advertisements found in publications of the day.  And who hasn’t heard the phrase, “Build a better mousetrap, and the world will beat a…

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Nature’s Folk Art Spark Plug from San Diego

Nature’s Folk Art Spark Plug from San Diego

I am not sure if this piece is folk art or just a cry for help, but I found this spark plug embedded in a rock amalgamation in a San Diego tidal pool. In March of 2016, my wife and I took a trip to San Diego. One of the beaches we visited had an amazing sandstone labyrinth of tidal pools. Glistening in one of the pools was a tiny gold spec. Of course my…

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