Sunday, August 1, 2010

County Fair FAIL!!

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I got to the fair this afternoon with all my beautiful projects only to find out that entry day was last Friday, July 30th! I guess it'...
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Sunday, July 25, 2010

Garden Fence Fail!

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I spotted this little guy in the garden this morning. How in the world do they get in? The fence is stapled down all the way around the bo...
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Saturday, July 24, 2010

Monarch Ranch Update

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First monarch chrysalis was formed this morning! There are also 4 teeny, tiny just-hatched caterpillars crawling around on their own milkwee...
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Thursday, July 22, 2010

Monarch Ranch 2010

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It's official! Ruthie's 2010 Monarch Ranch officially opened this evening! As I was mowing the lawn yesterday afternoon. I noticed a...
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Sunday, July 18, 2010

A Sunday Afternoon Drive

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We have been on a Yellow-Headed Blackbird quest for the past couple of weekends. I haven't checked one off my Minnesota bird list for se...
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Sunday, July 4, 2010

A Couple Photos

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Thought I'd check in with a quick post of a couple photos I've taken recently. First is the little family of house wrens who recent...
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Monday, June 21, 2010

Backyard Deer (again!)

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I hope you're not getting tired of seeing pictures of my backyard deer again! Last Monday afternoon (around 5:00), we spotted her bedded...
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Monday, June 14, 2010

Birding with John

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Sunday, June 13th was a day I had been anticipating for quite some time as this was the day my local Audubon Society had scheduled for a bir...
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Thursday, June 10, 2010

Hummingbird Rescue

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Such a busy, birdy time of year! I had to do a hummingbird rescue yesterday afternoon too. I was going to the house to get my camera to ta...
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Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Baby Pictures!

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Bluebird babies started hatching today! In the nestbox by the driveway, this hungry baby was already hatched at 7:15 this morning. And in t...
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Sunday, June 6, 2010

Big Backyard Doe!

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In just the last week, we've been seeing this big doe in the backyard at various times during the day and night. While I was doing yeste...
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Saturday, June 5, 2010

Backyard Birdnests

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One of the neat things about having so many birds in the backyard is the opportunity to watch their activity -- especially nesting activitie...
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Thursday, June 3, 2010

Inchworm, I Love You!

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Those of you of a certain age will certainly remember this Inchworm toy and song . On our Minnesota Master Naturalist field trip last Saturd...
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Tuesday, June 1, 2010

My Furry Children

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I haven't posted any stories about my furry children (AKA pets) lately, but found these pictures on my camera, so that will be a good to...
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