Matt Waldman’s Reads Listens Views is back and devoted to a short list of recommended reads, listens, and views for the week.  Photo of Clive Head’s oil painting. More below.

Welcome

If you’re new to the Rookie Scouting Portfolio blog, welcome.  Every Friday, I post links to pieces that I’ve found personally compelling or to content I hope will eventually scratch that itch when I get around to it.

You may not like everything listed here, but you’re bound to like something.

Reads

Spiders Can Fly Hundreds of Miles Using Electricity – Scientists are finally starting to understand the centuries-old mystery of “ballooning.”

Listens

Views

Winter photos by Pierre Pellegrini. More from Pelligrini (and what you saw above with the snow globe) at Colossal.

Bob Harris’ cat showing potential as a scout in the New Mexico winter…

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