Kelli Neumann, Author at The Source

Earth Day, in Homage to This Wonderful Planet

April 22 has become a worldwide celebration and reaffirmation of the importance of this endlessly wonderous ecosystem we call Earth

by Kelli Neumann April 20, 2022April 24, 2025

Humans excel at classification. One of the wonderful tricks of neurocognition is finding similarities and patterns. Classification is the process by which things are differentiated so that similar things can immediately be recognized and with a basis of understanding established. Aristotle, the Greek philosopher and polymath, had some of the earliest definitive writing classifying and […]

Outside

Hey, What’s That Sound?

The tap-tap-tap of the woodpecker is a common occurrence this time of year

by Kelli Neumann April 13, 2022May 30, 2025

There are many examples of engineering marvels in the natural world which humans have yet to replicate. One of these astonishing feats is the skill of a woodpecker. These incredible birds slam their head into trees at up to 20 times a second—the equivalent of going from zero to 26,000 mph. At this acceleration the […]

Outside

Seasoned with Sun

This spring, enjoy the flowers—because that’s what they were designed for!

by Kelli Neumann March 30, 2022April 10, 2025

Darkness inexorably yields to light, just as warmth will gently thaw the coldest days. Nowadays our small corner of earth begins to lean toward the sun and the landscape lifts her face gratefully to absorb a slow increase of its regenerative rays. The lengthening photoperiod and slow defrosting of soil sends chemical signals zinging through […]

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