Paw Prints TidBits for March

Spring is coming to the northern hemisphere and nature is bursting with signs of new beginnings. Time to let "last things" make way for "first things" ... but not without one final look. The sidebar contains some famous last words spoken by people on their death beds. There's also an invitation to view a slideshow of some of the spring flowers I discovered while wandering through my neighborhood. What's springing up in yours?

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Anecdote of the Month

William Paton Ker (1855–1923)

A n e c d o t e . . .

[Have you thought of how you'd like to "go?"]

An energetic walker and lover of mountain scenery, Ker revisited the Italian Alps in 1923. Walking up the slopes of the Pizzo Bianco at Macugnaga, he paused to remark to his companions, "I thought this was the most beautiful spot in the world, and now I know it." So saying, he dropped dead of a heart attack.

Read another anecdote about this British scholar on our website. And see a picture of the beautiful Pizzo Bianco that inspired him so much.

B i o g r a p h i c a l . N o t e . . .

British scholar; professor of English at University College, London (1889-1922). Ker's most important work was in the field of medieval poetry, and his wide knowledge of European literatures is seen in such works as Epic and Romance (1897).

M o r e . I n f o r m a t i o n . . .

READ the Wikipedia entry for this British scholar.

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