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Monday, January 23, 2023

New Book Series about a Box Turtle

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  Goldie the Box Turtle books are about my backyard wildlife experiences with an Eastern Box Turtle. Over a two year period, I observed a sp...
Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Dried American Beautyberry Stalks Feed Wildlife

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  Hermit Thrush in American Beautyberry Bush I've found that leaving my American Beautyberry bushes intact through the Fall and Winter p...
Wednesday, September 8, 2021

Tomatoes from Trimmings

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  Some of my tomato plants were growing “Jack and the Beanstalk” style up to the sky. To strengthen the plant, I trimmed the tops off. The a...
Tuesday, August 17, 2021

New Book About A Box Turtle!

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  “Goldie The Friendly Box Turtle” is based on my own backyard wildlife experience. Over a two year period, I observed a special Eastern Box...
Thursday, May 21, 2020

Bird Photography

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Eastern Bluebird When you enjoy bird photography, it's a challenge. Your subjects, the birds, tend to move around a lot. They can ...
Saturday, April 18, 2020

Growing Broccoli Sprouts

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Growing Broccoli Sprouts Broccoli sprouts are a good source of sulforaphane- which is believed to have anti-cancer health benefits. ...
Sunday, March 1, 2020

My Favorite Things: Garden Tools

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My Favorite Things: Garden Tools
Thursday, February 13, 2020

The Ironic Birdwatching Trip

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Hundreds of Tundra Swans Gather in a Field We set out to visit one of the largest natural inland lakes in NC: Lake Phelps at Pe...
Monday, January 27, 2020

My Favorite Things: Bird Feeders

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Bird Watching  The Droll Yankee Dipper (link above) is an excellent bird feeder that keeps squirrels from raiding your feeder...
Monday, August 27, 2018

A Big Tomato Harvest after a Wet August

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Fresh Harvest of Cherry Tomatoes We had a lot of rain in the last 30 days. 8-10 inches in fact. My gardening friend quoted "17 i...
Wednesday, August 22, 2018

The Joy of Gray Tree Frogs

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Juvenile Gray Tree Frog Top View: Gray Tree Frog I never gave the little gray frogs clinging to the underside of our pool...
Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Lots of Green Tomatoes in my July Garden

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Cherry Tomatoes on Patio Plant  Vegetable Garden Since I planted tomatoes and peppers late this year, July presents itself with lot...
Thursday, July 12, 2018

Mother of Tadpoles

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While we were out of town in May, some rainwater accumulated on the pool cover and frogs laid eggs. Before draining the cover, I sc...