"The Beagle anchored late at night in the bay of Valparaiso, the chief seaport of Chile. When morning came, everything appeared delightful. After Tierra del Fuego, the climate felt quite delicious-the atmosphere so dry, and the heavens so clear and blue with the sun shining brightly, that all of nature seemed sparkling with life." Charles Darwin, Voyage of the Beagle
The narrative of Tierra del Fuego was downright depressing and I skipped over many stories of cannibalism and bleakness. Darwin does compare the climate over the Earth and species richness. Certainly not exhaustive or complete but does suggest there are some tantalizing issues - why species richness varies in climates that are seemingly similar.
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Lots of people are celebrating Easter today. I'm going birdwatching. How one believes that somebody that was dead for two days in a climate ideal for decomposition comes back to life is beyond my comprehension.
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