Tag Archives: water

Night

Posted on November 11, 2012 by wcturgeon

Night: an element of air, of water, of earth, the antithesis of fire?  Macauley’s chapter invites the reader to consider the daily cycling through darkness as more than a simple turn of the planet away from the sun. Identify the … Continue reading →

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Ice and Snow

Posted on September 28, 2012 by wcturgeon

01 Ice Ice Baby Welcome to our post on Ice and Snow.  It can be hard to imagine icy winds, slippery sidewalks, the hush of snow when it is warm and inviting outside. As MacAuley informs us, ice overs a … Continue reading →

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All is Water

Posted on September 1, 2012 by wcturgeon

Exploring Nature/ Discovering the Elements In the Western/European tradition the first philosophers/scientists originated in the Greek speaking world around the 7th or 6th century BCE. Often called the “father of Western philosophy” Thales, from Miletus, looked at the world around … Continue reading →

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