What I Found Interesting: July 16, 2025

Green-colored copper sculpture of girl laying down on her stomach on the ground reading a book, brown mulch surround the sculpture, green-leafed white-flowered shrubs in the background.

A journey that began in 2017 to hike from the tip of South America to the northernmost top of Alaska, a site to learn how to tie all kinds of knots, and learning the history of the English language in 22 minutes are some of the interesting stories I’ve read and enjoyed in the past month.

I hope you enjoy them, too!

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Birds and Loafing

Two rich brown loaves of bread, freshly out of the oven, cool off on wire racks sitting on a white countertop. In the background, is a white stove with black grates as well as some white containers on the countertop.

Mid-summer can be slower for birding (also known as birdwatching). Adult birds have found their mates and are likely raising young.

Nests are well-hidden in trees, shrubs, and other places, making it more challenging to see birds.

Birds aren’t singing to attract a mate, as they do in spring. But they do continue to sing to defend their territory.

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