happy new year's

Wishing a healthy and happy new year to all the bloggers out there!  It's been a while since I've done a proper blog and site shout-out.  Here are some I've been enjoying lately, in no particular order and not necessarily nature-related:
bigsurkate, Big Sur News & Events – Road Conditions & Fires

66 Square Feet (Plus), New York: one woman, one terrace, twelve seasons.

The California Weather Blog, brought to you by Weather West

TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"), "Things You Wouldn't Know If We Didn't Blog Intermittently."

Murrmurrs

Posie Gets Cozy, on life, love, and all things crafty by Alicia Paulson

Secret Santa Cruz

Notes from Kenya: MSU Hyena Research
the common milkweed
where cool things happen 

what the public defender?, 20-something PD trying to navigate the justice system without killing anyone.

ps 01/03/14 - Here's a new favorite blog post, A Breathing Earth by John Nelson on UX Blog, Data visualization at IDV Solutions., with its follow-up post Breathing Earth: How and Why.