Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Monarch Milestone

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Today marked a milestone in my monarch ranching experience -- 6 monarch butterflies hatched and released on the same day!! Two were already...
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Sunday, August 29, 2010

Cutest Twins in the Neighborhood!

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I finally got the opportunity to photograph the cutest twins in our neighborhood! We've been watching these two since early summer, but ...
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Monday, August 23, 2010

Pet Update

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Penny has "faved" another one of my current knitting projects. This is Jennifer's Afghan , a pattern from a book I read recent...
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Saturday, August 21, 2010

Let's Release Some Monarch Butterflies!

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Quite a few monarch butterflies are starting to emerge in the monarch ranch. It's always cool to see the wing colors develop and know t...
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Friday, August 20, 2010

In the Backyard

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Here are some photos of some random, but interesting things I've seen in the backyard in the past week or so. My crow family The juveni...
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Thursday, August 19, 2010

9 out of 10 Cats Prefer

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9 out of 10 cats prefer to share their home with a knitter! And if you're wondering about that 10th cat, it's only because that kitt...
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Sunday, August 15, 2010

Hope you're not tired of monarchs yet!

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I pulled a few weeds in the garden yesterday afternoon and threw them into the wheelbarrow for Mr. Johnson to dispose of . After dumping the...
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Saturday, August 14, 2010

Storm Clouds

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We had some pretty good thunderstorms with tornadoes in SE Minnesota yesterday afternoon. The first tornado was spotted around 3:30 in the ...
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Monday, August 9, 2010

Weekend Birding Trips

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The past 2 Sundays have been spent on our continued quest for the Yellow-Headed Blackbird. We've expanded our search to the west and sti...
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Saturday, August 7, 2010

Monarch Ranch Update

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Things are going well in my monarch ranch. Lots of hungry caterpillars are feasting on all the milkweed leaves I can harvest. I'm guessi...
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Monday, August 2, 2010

Treefrog

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I found this cute little treefrog this evening when I was out harvesting some milkweed leaves to feed my monarch caterpillars. This is the s...
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