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Ribs
Seeing as he just woke up calling out "Daddy", patted the pillow next to him when I went into the room, and fell back asleep before I could lie down beside him and seeing as I haven’t posted anything about him in awhile I think I’ll put up a picture of Travis. I do make…
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Night falls
It’s getting dark at night now. The street lights are coming on around 1:00 am and it was dark last night at 2:00 am. The change happens so quickly. It is one of the most incredible things about living up here. I’ve mentioned this before, but the daily change in the amount of sun during…
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Boreal Songbird Initiative
If you don’t already I encourage you to visit the Boreal Songbird Initiative Blog. The main author, Jeff Wells, the Senior Scientist for the BSI, is currently in the MacKenzie River Valley right now, a place dear to my heart. I lived in Fort Providence for two years and have very good memories of the…
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I and The Bird #4
My, has two weeks gone by already? I and The Bird #4 is out and awaits your reading pleasure. Tony over at Milk River Blog has taken a run down the taxonomic list of birds showcasing the latest and best writing about birds on the web today. While you are there, make certain that you…
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Egg thieves beware.
One of the dangers of the smaller world that we live in is that no falcon is safe anymore from the threat of egg poachers. Poaching can mean big money to the few individuals who supply birds to the falconry markets of the Middle East and elsewhere. I was startled to learn just how pervasive…
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Don’t know much about Mycology (Even if I am a fun guy).
We went looking for blueberries this evening, up to Second Bridge, and it appears as though it is going to be another poor year for blueberries this year. I suspect that all of the rain we have is coming at a critical time of the blossoming and messing with the pollination. Last year there were…
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Coffee On the Deck
The weather (touch wood) has been very nice of late. Lots of sun and calm mornings, although the wind has been strong most afternoons, rattling everything. The front of the house gets very warm on days like these, and is the perfect place to take our morning coffee and, as the pictures show, occassionally our…
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At long last, in floor heating
We finally installed the last of the in floor heating pipe this morning, and with the exception of about 30 square feet the last of the sub-floor. I for one am happy to see the end of blue pipe, however I must admit that by the end we had the system worked out pretty good.…
