Planet Earth Series

One thing that Joe and i have gotten good at in the summers since our marriage is watching DVD series from our local library. After lunch, it's too hot to do much work, and, since we like to work until 8pm or so, we're obliged to transplant the common daily break into some other part of the day.
[I'm including that explanation for those readers who are inclined to think of a midday break as lazy and slothful. You know who you are!;P]

Presently, we're enjoying the 5 disc, 11 part series from the BBC entitled "Planet Earth."

Though i recommend completely avoiding the 5th disc, which is full of anti-human, global warming, we're-all-gonna-die-if-this-species-of-frog-goes-extinct propoganda, I'd give this audio-visual delight an overall rating of "Bloody Excellent!"

Exquisite, comprehensive footage of the most remote and unbelievable parts of the Almighty's creation.

Time lapse photography of growing vegetation or melting snow.

Heck, they even threw in a night shot of some starving lions attacking and devouring an elephant! An ELEPHANT!! (I'm told this is bizarre behavior. And for the faint of heart, they've spared viewers the goriness of it all. Gotta keep it family-friendly!)

Apparently, i missed the highlight of yesterday's episode. Read on:

After laying the baby down in the bedroom, i returned to the humidity-free basement only to be told, "You missed the best part, honey!"

Me: "Huh? Man! What'd i miss!!!"

Him: "They just got through featuring the Wild Asses of the Tibetan Plain!"

Me: "Aw! What'd they say about the wild asses?" (Sincerely curious, mind you, and dumb to the slam i was about to endure.)

Him: "They said the behavior of the female wild asses is bizarre and unpredictable and noone knows why they do what they do."