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And there are people who buy our stories who don't want that stuff. They should be able to not have to deal with it, and just read the story as it's meant to be read. We're also publishing on Kindle, and so the text itself is an intact story; it's the same on both versions. The Kindle one doesn't have videos and all these extra things, but the idea is that people just want to read a great story. That's what we're going for.
What kinds of stories work best in "The Atavist" format?
I should preface by saying that we've only been around for a few months and we haven't published that many stories, so our expertise is based on a very limited sample size. But our philosophy is that the stories should be really immersive, and they should be kind of like "yarns" and tales that people can get really wrapped up in.
Partly because we're asking people to pay for something. We're saying "Pay for this story in the same way you would pay for a book, except it's a lot cheaper, and it's shorter, and you can probably read it in a single sitting." So we have to make an argument that it's different than what they can get on the web. If we were just publishing news stories, I feel like that's a difficult argument to make. But if we're promising people that it's going to be a different experience, because it has multimedia and all these extra things, and also it's going to be a very engaging story, those are the kinds of arguments that we want to make to readers as to why they should pay for it.
You probably get asked a lot about "the state of reading today" or "the future of reading." In your opinion, are our attention spans really lower now than they were in years past, or is the way that online content is being marketed to people changing because publishing is changing? Maybe it's chicken and egg situation. Which one of those do you think came first?
I think my opinion would be in line with the premise of your question—they drive each other. Everybody starts saying that attention spans are lower, so they produce things that are shorter, and then people read things that are shorter, and then everybody says, "See? Attention spans are lower." So my usual answer to this is: I have no idea. I honestly haven't looked into the science and research of whether attention spans are getting lower.
It makes sense that they would be. But the people who are making decisions based on that, I don't think they're doing it based on actual research, either. I think they're all doing it based on anecdotal experience. And my anecdotal experience is that lots of people still read The New Yorker magazine, and lots of people still read nonfiction books. And if we could get even a fraction of people who read the bestseller nonfiction books to read our stories, we'd be very happy and we would have a very nice sustainable business of producing long-form journalism. So I don't really care if attention spans are going down in the world overall or not.
That is a great answer. When you visit news websites, do you have an opinion about how they could do a better job with multimedia, based on what you've learned working on The Atavist?
People use multimedia in different ways. I actually think The New York Times has incredible multimedia. With their interactive graphics, I don't even know how they make that stuff so quickly. There are so many examples of really great stuff out there. I think the curse of publishing is that you're just trying to bring as many people as possible to the page. And if I had a complaint, it would be clutter—they're just offering all these different things in your field of vision at once and you don't know where to click. But that's just bad design; that's almost a truism.


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San Diego State University 3rd Annual
Undergraduate Philosophy Conference
October 18-19, 2014
San Diego State University invites undergraduates to attend our third annual philosophy conference. The theme this year will be feminist philosophy and women in philosophy. Submissions will be accepted in all areas of feminist philosophy, regarding women philosophers, OR written by female undergraduates. Students submitting need only meet one of the listed areas. Although we encourage female students to submit a paper on the topic of feminist philosophy, it is not required. Participation in the conference is open to undergraduates of all majors.
Call for Papers
Submissions should be prepared for blind review and be approximately 3,000-4,000 words. Presentation length of paper should not exceed 30 minutes.
- Group presentations will be accepted
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- Cover letter is to include your name, email, paper title, and institutional affiliation
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Deadline to submit: August 1, 2014
Students will be informed of their acceptance by September 1, 2014
Conference Proceedings
UPDATE: 7/28/14 Cambridge Scholars Publishing has offered to publish a book containing the proceedings of the conference at no charge to the author; each presentation/paper is meant to be a chapter of the book. There is a possibility presenters may have their work published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing provided that the submitted work is accepted by the publishers submission board.
If you would like to be considered to have your work submitted for publishing, please indicate this on the cover page of your conference submission. The conference organizers will pick the top papers to be submitted for publishing. If you have already submitted your paper, you need not submit a new cover page indicating your wishes regarding publishing. If and when you receive an acceptance email, we will ask you to state your wishes regarding publishing. We will do this for all students accepted (not only the ones who have already submitted), in the event that there are students that do not see this post in time, but if you can indicate this on your cover page please do.

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Check out Crank It , the latest from Yung Berg which features a guest appearance from Gunplay & Jordan Hollywood on the assist. The track was released on Friday, October 19th, 2012. Yung Berg's chances in this game are improving with each new release, and Crank It is no exception - quite the opposite, in fact. It's a nice addition to the impressive catalogue Yung Berg has been building over the years. We're definitely anticipating the next move.
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Mitt has obama's campaign down pat.
1. Make the election be about your opponent.
2. Ignore your record as much as you can. Lie about it when challenged
3. Buy votes.
4. Lie at will.
5. Depend on pravda's fog machine.We're on a path to get the most liberal candidate in Republican history. The only time he won an election, Romney governed as a liberal. The only case for him being conservative is what he says, and there isn't much he says that isn't a lie. He's the architect of Romneycare and he's defending it to the death.
He avoids interviews. Why is that?
Why haven't we seen videos of his great successes at Bain Capital? Certainly with so much success, there should be hundreds of stories about how he changed the strategies of the businesses Bain took over, how he cut wasteful spending, developed new products, educated the workforces, out-maneuvered the competition, opened new markets, improved customer relationships. Where are the details about all this success? After all, it's the foundation of his campaign.
Likewise, where are the testimonials by the beneficiaries of Romneycare. Where is the praise from the citizens of Massachusetts for all of the good things he did as governor?
I'm mystifies why such a great capitalist and politician isn't boldly boasting about the details of his great successes.
And why don't we all know the key details of his 54 plank agenda? Why don't we all have the bold, innovative solutions to America's problems at the tips of our tongues?
We're hungry for solutions. Please, please share your vision and past successes with us, Mr. Romney, so we can be your champion.
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About UsTHE PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCY IN LINCOLN COUNTYLincoln County Parole & Probation Department is the public safety agency in Lincoln County with the primary responsibility to supervise adult offenders who have been placed on formal supervision in the community. Currently, this translates to supervisory responsibility for over 600 offenders. Of these offenders:
In addition, Lincoln County Parole & Probation provides a variety of services to the Courts, Parole Board, and other criminal justice agencies. One way to view our mission is to look at it as an effort:
Monitoring/Enforcing ConditionsEvery offender is in the community with formal supervision conditions
that he/she is required to comply with. These include both General Conditions that apply to all offenders
(see General Conditions) and Special Conditions that are relevant to that particular person. Short-term Public SafetyEvaluating offender performance and behavior to determine the ongoing public safety risk is a critical, daily function of Lincoln County Parole & Probation. When there is a significant potential or likelihood of criminal activity, a variety of actions can be taken including
Long-Term Public SafetyThe focus on long-term public safety means continually confronting
the offender's thinking patterns, habits, and behaviors. It means getting at the core of what results in
criminal behavior. To be successful, we need to directly address offender achievement and performance;
friends/peers and associates; and attitudes, values and beliefs. This is not only addressed through
various treatment and educational programs but also through the direct interaction between parole/probation
officers and the offenders they supervise. Services
Programs and Services of InterestSex Offender Supervision/Notification: One officer has the responsibility to supervise approximately 50 sex offenders as part of her routine duties. Some of these offenders require community notification and virtually all require treatment, polygraph examination, and close supervision (See Sex Offenders.) Cognitive Intervention: Lincoln County Parole & Probation has achieved national recognition for efforts to address offender thinking patterns and beliefs through programs provided directly by a Lincoln County Parole & Probation staff member including the development of cognitive based orientation program. Work Crew: Lincoln County Parole & Probation utilizes offenders on daily work crews that provide a variety of public services to Lincoln County. Electronic Home Detention/GPS Monitoring: Lincoln County Parole & Probation coordinates the use of electronic home detention units in order to provide an alternative to jail incarceration and provide stringent community controls. (See Electronic Home Detention.) Jail Release/Intensive Supervision: Due to the demand for jail space, Lincoln County Parole & Probation supervises a small caseload of offenders who had been serving a jail sentence but were released prior to the end of their sentence. Staffing: Total staffing for existing operations includes a Director, eight (8) Parole and Probation Officers; three Parole and Probation Technicians and three Parole/Probation Aides. (See Staff.) |
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Refined by Christ (Hardcover)
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The Lord will walk with us. He will come to our aid. He will even carry us part way, but in the end, we have to do our part.
Mortality tests us all, feeling at times like a scorching crucible built to try our faith and fortitude. When disappointment overwhelms us and our adversity seems unfathomable, we must decide: will we be defeated by life's unavoidable tribulations, or will we allow them to make us stronger? Bestselling author Toni Sorenson weaves scripture and prophetic counsel into a moving narrative, recounting nine valuable lessons she has learned through her own trials. Her words of wisdom and hope serve as a stirring reminder that as we hold tightly to our faith in Jesus Christ, our jagged edges can be made smooth and our impurities made pure. Amidst the storms of life—when the heat of the refiner's fire seem too much to bear—we can take comfort in the realization that refined is not a word of warning, but a remarkable word of hope.
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- Published: 03/2013
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Toni is the author or a number of bestselling books for both the national and LDS markets. In 2006, her Covenant novel, Redemption Road, won the prestigious Association of Mormon Letters honor for novel of the year.
She is an avid student of the scriptures and wrote Master after years of research on the life of the Savior.
Toni is the mother of six children, four sons and two daughters. They reside in Utah Valley and love to travel, play, and eat together.
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With careful consideration of sustainable strategies and a modest budget of $230 per sq ft, the Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation has achieved a LEED Platinum certification from the US Green Building Council.
The new building housing the JRC is a 31,600 sq ft facility replacing an existing 21,400 sq ft synagogue in a residential area of Evanston, an established Chicago suburb. Ross Barney Architects, with strong experience in community structures, created a design that balances the limitations of a small site with the congregations' ambitious program promoting worship, educational, and community goals.
Following the clear mandate by the Board of the synagogue to be as "green" as possible, several ideas were formulated to make a sustainable transition from old to new: the new building is built on the foundations of the old; local demolition rubble is placed in wire cages to create "gabion" walls to retain the edges of gardens and children's playgrounds and the memorial trees that shade the existing building were cut down and reconstituted as paneling on the Ceremonial door.
The JRC spreads over three floors containing the Congregation's offices, early childhood program, and chapel on the first floor; their education offices, classrooms and library on the second floor; and the sanctuary, social hall and kitchen on the third floor. This layout strategy allowed cost effective construction of high volume space for the sanctuary.
A three storey Jerusalem stone clad wall provides a counterpoint and anchor for the box structure as well as a baseline for all other activities. The processional stair located on the outside of the wall provides a meaningful and eventful transition between spaces.
Equipped with solar powered light fixtures, storm water retention system, exterior light fixtures with full cut-off optics to mitigate light pollution, the "wooden box" shaped synagogue is a visual statement of the "green" vision of the congregation.
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You're now eighteen and as an adult you have responsibility even on the Internet.
Let's talk about music on the Internet.
Everyone in the last ten years thinks free music is OK. Free music is not OK, because someone out there is using music and you are not paying the royalties. You need to, if you are going to use music, pay the pennies on any one of the websites online, download, and pay for it. If you don't, as an adult, you could actually be sued and it has been done across California to random people for downloading music. I know that I sound like a person crying wolf, but the truth is; pay the pennies for the music, you're going to be better off, you will have no risk, and you will be a responsible adult.
Let's talk next about Facebook and everything that is going on there.
Facebook is a wonderful methodology of communicating with each other, but also on Facebook are pictures. Pictures of parties, underage kids doing things they shouldn't do that can, and are, being used in lawsuits, and to prosecute kids for unlawful activity.
You've got to be careful about what you put on Facebook.
Lastly, I want to talk about something that young people often times don't really understand, and that is sexting.
When a person texts a photograph of themselves or someone they know and love, that exposes a private part of that person to the public, it is out there forever. You need to know and understand it, it is a modern phenomenon but it's there. You need to have good judgment. It is one thing if it happens when you are an adult, or as a minor.
But if it happens and you are an adult, you can actually be charged with a crime. And the crime is one of putting pornography over the Internet. If you have a photograph that you put out over the Internet of any person under the age of 18, including yourself, it is a crime. Don't do it, use good judgment, understand the parameters of what you can use the Internet for and what you can't.
Lastly let me tell you, if you download photographs on your computer that you know are of children or people under the age of eighteen, you need to know; it's a crime, it's punishable, they are going after them all over the place, and I am in the field that understands it and sees it, and I need to tell you; just don't do it. It goes back to the first thing we talked about, when you turn age eighteen, you're responsible. You're responsible for yourself, for your loved ones and the people around you. Be responsible, use the Internet wisely.
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Capstone project leads to museum exhibit
CSU Monterey Bay alumna Erika D'Auria has turned her capstone project into an exhibit at the Monterey Museum of Art.
D'Auria (VPA 2014) is the guest curator of Define:/self/ – Exploring Female Identity, which opens July 11 at the museum's Pacific Street location.
The exhibit showcases the work of 20 female artists from the Youth Arts Collective, a Monterey-based artists' studio for 14- to 22-year-olds. They responded to the prompt, "What does it mean to be a female artist," creating a multi-media exhibition. The work explores the idea of womanhood, self-identity and how the artists choose to define themselves.
Photographs of the artists accompany their work.
D'Auria interviewed each artist, asking her if she thought females are at a disadvantage being a woman in a man's art world.
D'Auria told the Monterey Herald that the young artists felt they might not have the same opportunities. But, she said, "They are realistic about their futures. It's not a deterrent but a motivator."
The VPA graduate told the Herald that she was inspired to create the show in part because of her sisters, ages 9 and 10.
The exhibit will be on display through July 21. The museum is located at 559 Pacific St., Monterey. Find more information here.
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I have to give it 5 stars becuase I just love musemum (SP) like attractions. I also LOVE to learn about movies!!!!!
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I have to give it 5 stars becuase I just love musemum (SP) like attractions. I also LOVE to learn about movies!!!!!
This attraction was much better in it's original form.
Could definitely use some additions. Not all that exciting.
I love how they show you how special effects are done!
2 stars. To me it's one of those rides that once you have been on it once, you're glad you saw it, but don't particularly have a big desire to go on it again because you've already seen it.
It was better back in the day...I loved going through the neighborhood. I wish that was still a part of it.
They have added some of the props from the newest Bill Murray movie to it. I saw some pics online. I'll try to find them and get em posted!!!!!
I made the mistake of taking the Universal Studio backlot tour a while before this one. So I was kind of disappointed with it. And I wasn't to thrilled with the first half of it either.
Disaster Canyon and the Museum at the end are pretty cool though (Even though you don't need to go on the ride to see the museum.
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2 Stars - Now that residential street is gone, they really need to do something to beef this tour up. It was a lot of fun being one of the people who got to be in the special effects demonstration, though! - http://www.disneyworldtrivia.com/pho...cat=500&page=1
IMHO I think Dinsey should do more to cultivate the "studios" image, without trying to be Universal. I love the street scenes, both at Disney and Universal. I know the trend now in all theme parks is "thrills and spills", but there is also a place for educational entertainment. My DW and I love to "go behind the scenes" so to speak to see how the magic of movies and TV are made.
I liked it and so does my entire family. I do it almost every year and each time see something new. This time, my 7 year old went on it, and loved it. Don't know why, but he took lots of photos with his disposible camera. I did see the Bill Murray "Life Aquatic" editions, including the scuba suit.....
Since Disney's parent company is ABC and there are so many good shows on it, why can't they include some displays or memorabilia from those shows. Also I saw Oprah when she was on the set of Desperate Housewives one day. She was on the residential street and said her "home" in the show would be that of Herman Munster. I distinctly remember that house at 1313 Mockingbird lane being on the Universal Studios tour in Calif. Are Disney and Universal linked in some way with television and movie production? Back to the question... anyway I would like to see a Residential street again, and more costumes displayed, and more vehicles used in CURRENT movies.
I love it because it's fun, educational... and a nice relaxing time if you've been running around at top speed all day.
Good, but used to be better.
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Real talk, Smashbrowns: If next week's finale doesn't divulge, once and for all, who is going to freakin' play Marilyn Monroe in Bombshell, I might just have a Mama Rose-style musical breakdown. (Okay, I'd probably do that at some point in my life regardless -- but it's the principle of the thing, damnit!). I've got a nasty feeling that Smash is planning to end Season 1 with a shot of the new Marilyn as viewed from the back -- which would delay the "Karen or Ivy" reveal until September, or the Monday after the 2013 Super Bowl, or whenever this exasperating, lovable oddity comes dancing back onto our TV screens.
If you think about it, it's sort of amazing that Smash's writers managed to tease out the show's central question for a full 15 episodes. But if you think about it some more, you'll realize that watching Smash feels an awful lot like jogging on a hamster wheel -- you think you're making progress, but in reality, you're just running in place, with nothing but some unidentifiable food pellets and a bed of wood shavings to look forward to at the end of your journey. Also, your house is filled with poop.
That analogy may have gotten away from me.
No matter: on to the formal recap. We open in Venice. Just kidding! We open on naked Dev, who slowly awakens to find the severed head of Karen's favorite My Little Pony figurine (it's Fluttershy) lying on the pillow next to him. Kidding again! His bedmate is a rumpled, hungover Ivy. So much for staying together for a lifetime of delights, or even a thousand and one nights. The jig is almost up when Jessica uses Karen's phone to call Ivy, and Dev nearly answers -- but the crisis is averted, and the two resolve never to speak of their dalliance again. Good luck with that, guys.
Upsetting things are happening at the theater: Derek's smooching Rebecca in her dressing room, while a just-arrived Julia is determined never to speak to Tom again. But the cast and crew are going to have to forget their hangups for now -- because tonight is their first preview performance. Hey, break a leg, Ellis! Seriously. Nick the Bartender knows a guy.
Hooray, another "Workshop"-style montage of Bombshell's musical numbers! Rebecca barely manages to hold it together during a neutered "Let Me Be Your Star," then misses the spotlight in "Mr. and Mrs. Smith." We get another peek at "Don't Say Yes," and though the musical's real Darryl Zanuck can't hold a candle to Christian Borle, it's still a great number. And then, after a nifty onscreen costume change, the song segues into a tune we haven't heard before. It's called -- wait for it -- "Smash." And it's about how Karen and Ivy both want to be stars. Don't worry, I'll wait for you to stop rolling your eyes.
Welcome back! This meta-number is actually pretty good -- I love the slinky choreography, and the way more girls keep appearing from different corners of Zanuck's office. I'm not totally sure, though, if this is the song Tom was talking about adding to the show last week; wasn't that one supposed to be a cut number from Heaven on Earth? How in the world would "Smash" the song fit into that other musical?
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Genealogy-Local History
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Linda Koch
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Allegan District Library Genealogy/Local History Collection has a wide variety of materials.
- Allegan County Videos
- Atlases and Maps
- Cemetery Records
- Census Information
- City/county, Telephone and Cross listing Directories
- County and Local Histories
- Family Histories
- How-to Guides
- House and Building Histories
- Marriage, Birth and Death/Obituary Records
- Military Records
- Newspapers
- Yearbooks
- Volunteer Program
- Other Genealogy Websites
Please note: All of the materials in the Genealogy Department are non-circulating.
Major categories of the ADL collection:
Allegan County Videos:
These videos are on the City of Allegan and Allegan County produced by two local historians. Can be used in the library.
Atlases & Maps:
The Genealogy Department has maps focusing mainly on the City of Allegan, Allegan County and surrounding counties. Some of the maps are found in atlases and plat books, while others are individual maps.
Cemetery Records:
Over 20 notebooks of records from Allegan County's 85+ cemeteries are arranged by township, then A-Z by cemetery name; maps & driving directions are given for each; this is an on-going process.
Census Records – also Ancestry, Heritage Quest:
The complete Allegan County Federal Census Records for 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 are available on microfilm. We also have other census records available, some of them indexed.
City/County; Telephone & Cross-Listings Directories:
This part of our collection includes 4 city/county directories for Allegan, Douglas, Fennville, Holland, Hopkins, Otsego, Plainwell, Saugatuck, Wayland & 120 cities; some of this is only available on microfilm. Telephone directories on microfilm are available for City of Allegan & other cities. Three other telephone directories cover other parts of Allegan County along with Holland, MI.
County & Local Histories:
ADL has many histories of Allegan and surrounding counties under number #s M 977.4, M 977.41, M 917.74. (M stands for Michigan collection.)
Online Files:
All Aboard For the Allegan County Fair – Alphabetical Index
A Brief History of Early Life in Gun Plain as sketched by Mrs. Sophia Bush in her 88th year
Allegan Churches
Family Histories:
ADL family history files contain individual pieces of information about person(s) or families from the Allegan area or city. Please call Linda Koch, resource and genealogy librarian, for what we have available, 269-673-4625.
House & Building Histories:
This portion of our collection includes the books "Sketches of early homes, churches, schools and residents of Allegan, Michigan" number M/M R977.414 SKET and "Fire? Fire? Fire?" published by the Allegan County Historical Society number M628.9 GREE & M R 628.9 GREE.
Marriages, Births & Death/Obits Records:
ADL has indexed deaths & marriages 1856-1888s from Allegan City newspapers; obits 1978-2002; obit extracts 1916-22; necrologies (lists of people who have died) 1995-2005 – these are on microfilm; early marriages Allegan County.
Military Records:
The ADL has veterans and military service notebooks of Allegan Veterans, covering Civil War (including General Pritchard), Revolutionary and even the German P.O.W. Camp in Valley Township during World War II and other wars. We also have Grand Rapids MI Solider's Home Obits 1899-1938 indexed. Some records are online lists. These records can be found under 973 VETE.
Miscellaneous and Other Histories
These histories and records include items like "Ghost Towns & Ghosts", and "All Aboard for the Allegan County Fair"; even records from Michigan Daughters of the American Revolution, Michigan's Centennial Farm Heritage, pioneer recollections and indexes to Naturalization Records in the State Archives of Michigan. This is a varied collection of books and records.
Microfilmed Allegan City newspapers, 1856-1999; indexed; we are missing 1867, 1870, 1871 and many other issues; Penasee Globe, 1997-2002 (NE Allegan County: Wayland, Moline, Hopkins, Martin, Salem: digitized on Genealogy computer.
Wayland High school – 1954 yearbook; Notebook with 1910 9th Grade Class yearbook, 1913 Allegan High School Yearbook with photos, 1945 Allegan High School Commencement program with class list; Allegan High School Echos 1939-1984, 1986-198, 1989-2004, missing 1985, 1988; Allegan Junior Hi-Lites 1961, 1964, 1967, 1969-1978, 1983, 1985, 1987-1989, 1992-1996, 1998, 2001-2004, missing 1962-1963, 1965-1966, 1968, 1979-1982, 1990-1991, 1997, 1999-2000, 2005-2011.
Please note: check the local history & genealogy shelves for more. We add or index something new nearly every week.
Major Genealogy Sites we use at the Allegan District Library:
Ancestry Library Edition
Free in library use only; Ancestry.com is the pay site. Every US census indexed; databases; plus many Ancestry.com resources.
www.FamilySearch.org – free use anywhere you have internet access.
Heritage Quest – free from home – on our website, click Resources, drop down menu-Mel Databases, and the tab "Genealogy" (listed under MeL subject gateways located on the left hand side of the web page), then Heritage Quest:
- U.S. Census records – useful for sorting when you know the age or location of a person, and are searching through many common names; can sort by given name, year, state, age, county, sex, state, birthplace, location; sometimes HQ images are better than those on Ancestry; not all years are indexed (1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, (1830, 1840, 1850 not indexed), 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, (1930 & 1940 only partially indexed as of October 2013) are indexed. Unlike Anextry, there are no suggested other sites, and no state census records.
- Books – nearly 30 thousand family & local histories, many complete & page images
- Persi Archive – 2-3 million genealogy & location history articles, 1800-2009; index only
- Freedman's Bank – (1865-1874) bank records of African Americans, lot of family information
- U.S. Serial Set – memorials, pensions, petitions, private relief actions of U.S. Congress
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This thread is intended to give people a place to post photos and/or talk about birds, critters, wildlife, fish, whatever - topics you might not want to start a whole thread on, but are still garden-related. You can see the range of possible topics in the previous threads:
All of the threads in the Birds and other mobile features in the garden series prior to 2012 are now stored in the New England Garden Forum Gallery. See the top of the main page to switch between Discussions and Gallery. For 2012, see Birds and other mobile features in the garden 2012 #1 and Birds and other mobile features in the garden 2012 #2. I was waiting for some new turkey pictures to start off the new thread and this morning the birds obliged. I was sitting on the deck eating breakfast and I heard a clucking sound. Sure enough, a turkey hen was shepherding her clutch of six chicks through the yard. This is the first I've seen in the yard here this year, although I've seen a few out in the neighborhood when I walked in the last few weeks. I was worried because last year I only saw one chick, one time, and I was afraid the predators had gotten them all. Fisher cats had been seen and heard around here. It looks we're back to normal. Claire |
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This is my favorite thread. I've been watching your turkeys from afar for the past few years and sincerely hope the fisher cats leave well enough alone. Your yard would not be the same without these little guys. Very special. No turkeys here for a number of years, but the leucistic cardinal stopped by again yesterday. I think it's a married female, not sure, didn't get a chance to ask her. I think she's pretty. Kind of looks like a small, fancy chicken. |
She is indeed a very pretty little bird. It's good to know she survived the winter and I hope you are blessed with young cardinals that look like their mom. I wonder what the genetics of leucistic birds is. Probably recessive, but you never know. Claire |
It's a gray, damp day, temperatures in the very low 50's (15 to 20 degrees below normal, according to the weather forecast!). Guarding the feeder in these conditions can be more difficult for a little hummingbird, but this male took shelter within the big rugosa rose which is conveniently sited right next to the feeder. I just saw him take some hearty sips then fly back into the rose. I'm also seeing at least one female at the feeder regularly now, after a while when only males were around. The male doesn't chase her away. I'm not sure how significant this sighting of the female is - gray, damp days in the very low 50's mean that I'm at the computer window again (indoors), rather than out on the deck with my laptop. The deck feeder is less visited. Claire |
- Posted by spedigrees z4VT (email@example.com) on Mon, Jun 4, 12 at 17:27
What fun it must be to have a family of turkeys in your back yard, Claire! Sort of like keeping chickens without the work, albeit without the eggs as well! They're much more wary of people here, with so many hunting seasons open on them, although not this time of the year. Your leucistic cardinal IS pretty, Jane. Not something you see everyday, that's for sure. She probably has enough color on her to keep her safe from predators. It would be cool if even one of her offspring had her color mutation. This was not a good day for me. I lost my favorite pasture ornament today when our Shetland pony decided to pass on after 36 years. I'll miss her companionship while gardening. Here she was helping me paint my flu liner planter a few years ago, together with my old collie, also gone now. |
Oh, Marci, I'm sorry. Those are such wonderful pictures of a happy, peaceful little family. Those of us who love pets and treat them as family members, fully understand. She was lucky to have you, and you her. So sorry. Kindly, |
36 years is a big chunk of your life to share with any living thing - you must have so many memories tied to the pony (and to the collie). The pasture will have a big hole in it for a long time to come. That's a very nice planter and perhaps looking at it will often remind you of that happy day and the friends that have passed. Claire |
- Posted by spedigrees z4VT (email@example.com) on Wed, Jun 6, 12 at 23:19
Thank you Jane and Claire, for the kind words of condolence. Yes, the pasture does seem lifeless without its star attraction. Actually we had Ruby for only 33 of her 36 years, but you're right, it was a very long association, the longest of any of our animals (and we've had other horses, cats & dogs who lived into their 30s, 20s, and teens respectively). I'm glad the good hubby decided to take these photos from the window and capture a glimpse of my favorite activities with my dear old companions. |
I don't understand why mallards every once in a while visit my yard. After all, I don't have a pond here, the nearest pond is down the hill, and the marsh is a bit farther away. But today I looked out and a mallard drake was serenely noshing at the feed usually eaten by crows and such. He knew I was watching but didn't seem to be particularly worried about it. The whole visit only lasted a minute or two, although he may have moved on to a part of the yard that I can't see from my window. I wonder if the ducks come more often but I just don't notice. While I was photographing the duck a chipmunk ran out onto the porch and seemed to be watching as well. Claire |
- Posted by littleredshed (My Page) on Fri, Jun 8, 12 at 19:57
Claire, thanks for starting this thread! It's wonderful and I love your turkeys! Jane, that 'married cardinal' is beautiful and you're right, she looks like a funky little chicken! Marci, I'm so sorry about your beloved pony. Those pictures you posted are wonderful and hopefully you can go to them for comfort when you need to. Here's a picture of a turtle who somehow managed to find his way into our back yard. |
- Posted by littleredshed 5 (My Page) on Fri, Jun 8, 12 at 20:06
That's a beautiful turtle, littleredshed. An eastern box turtle, I guess? (I just did some quick googling, since the only turtles I've seen around here are snappers). In the second photo it looks like it decided it was safe to come out again - the photographer wasn't going to eat it. Claire |
It's turtle egg laying season, so this is the time of year they venture out of the ponds onto land to lay their eggs. (Infact I was out behind the pond laying mulch yesterday afternoon while a snapper politely waited at the edge of the pond for me to move. As soon as I left, she climbed out). Since I'm seeing red spots on the edge of the shell, I would guess that littleredshed has a painted turtle there. |
eastern painted turtle looks good to me. Is there a pond nearby? Claire |
- Posted by spedigrees z4VT (email@example.com) on Sat, Jun 9, 12 at 12:21
I love your turtle pictures, LittleRedShed. I always thought painted turtles were the prettiest of turtles. (We had snappers and box turtles too growing up west of Boston, but the painted turtles were most prevalent.) This red winged blackbird was picking bugs or grubs out of the grass while I was out by the veggie patch. I love the sort of electronic whirring noise these birds make. |
- Posted by Elijahs.Mimi 6 (My Page) on Sun, Jun 10, 12 at 10:09
Sigh..thanks for the memories Claire. I lived on the South Shore most of my life; I saw and had in my yard all the wonderful animals pictured here. I now live in a "city" although we have lots of tree's and the beach. But the birds..sparrows, starlings, pigeons, a pair of mourning doves, an occasional robin, maybe female purple finches and today I saw my first grackle! Oh and I did have a few junco's in early spring, a male and female cardinal a few times. Of course the occasional sea gull on it's way to Burger King lol. I watched live videos of great blue herons recently and as they were in their nest and rather quiet, I could hear the symphony of birds at dusk that were in the woods surrounding them. It warmed my heart..it moved me and surprised me how much I miss them. I left it on just to hear the other bird lol. As I sit now, I hear the starlings..fighting over territory I think, or maybe garbage someone left out, the sparrows twittering as they take their daily dust bath in the firehouse yard next to me and fight over the feeder. Even though the pickin's are slim, I am thankful for these birds, for now lol..need to attract some others. Thought I heard a Baltimore Oriole once...... |
Red-wings have mostly vacated the premises now, although I think I saw a female yesterday on a feeder. Grackles abound and I'm hoping to see the new broods come hopping in soon. The trouble is that one set of feeders is now obscured by vegetation so I don't know who feeds there. I still fill those feeders because the birds are hungry (and I'm a sucker for hungry birds). In past years the crows announced the fledging of grackle babies - crows seem to really like grackles. Little cousins? Elijahs.mimi: I also lived on the South Shore growing up, then I took off to see the world. I ended up spending a number of years in the East Village (pigeons and rats and people in outlandish plumage), with a short sojourn in Germany (hedgehogs outside my window!). You learn to appreciate what you have. Claire |
In addition to the turtles laying eggs, it seems like last years eggs are finally hatching. I read somewhere that it is not unusual for snapping turtle eggs to over winter and hatch the following spring. On my morning walk, I saw what I thought was shells in the pond. Turns out they are egg shells. Further investigation showed lots of little holes in the ground nearby. No pictures of baby turtles. I took numerous walks down to the pond today looking for additional babies. But no luck. |
- Posted by littleredshed 5 (My Page) on Mon, Jun 11, 12 at 11:32
Claire/Pixie Lou, Thanks for the ID on the turtle! I agree, it looks like an Eastern Painted Turtle. Claire, there's a lake across the street from our house, so I'm guessing that explains it! Pixie Lou, those egg shells are cool, amazing! Spedigrees, we have the red winged blackbirds too. I didn't know what they were until recently, when I looked it up. I saw a bizarre sight today at the feeder. (At least it's bizarre to me) There were four unidentified birds at the feeder and two were taking seed from the feeder and feeding it to the other two birds (maybe juveniles?. I'll try to take a picture of the unidentified birds and post this week. Surely, someone here might know what they are. I saw a Baltimore Oriole this weekend too! First time I've seen one in our yard! It was very exciting! |
pixie_lou: I hate to say this, but those egg shell pictures look suspicious in the pond. When the eggs hatch, the shells should be left behind as the hatchlings burrow out of the ground. The baby turtles should then start walking towards the water. I don't see how they would bring the egg shells with them. I suspect the eggs started hatching and some predator saw them and grabbed the babies, then dug up the rest of the eggs, maybe bringing them to the water to wash them before eating them (crows and gulls do that - my birdbaths often get sand in them). I hope I'm wrong. littleredshed: That definitely sounds like two parents feeding the young. What do the birds look like? (photos are best) Claire |
Claire - I was wondering about the shells in the pond. To be honest, I don't know much about turtle hatching. And since I already have at least 4 large snappers in the pond, I won't be disappointed if the number does not increase. The heron was here this morning spending a lot of time in that area. But as far as my daughters concerned, she counted egg shells and she thinks we have 19 baby turtles in the pond. And I will not tell her otherwise. |
Pixie_lou: The heron sounds like a likely suspect to disappear baby turtles, but this is all conjecture. Without concrete evidence, it's quite reasonable for your daughter to assume there are 19 baby turtles in the pond. Nineteen baby turtles plus at least four adults! Turtle gridlock! Claire |
The heron theory sounds correct and yes, 4 snappers in one pond seems ample to me! A snapper from the brook down the hill an acre away, about once a year stops traffic by sunning in the middle of the road. He's big enough and lucky enough so far that drivers have stopped to scoot him back into the woods or the guy across the street picks him up by the tail and puts him a bucket for his trip back to the brook. One of these days... In the mean time, during the last rain, the returned hummer sat in the chokeberry zapping 'no see ums'. |
Yes, I see the tongue in the second photo! Nice shot! Probably a female, but could be a juvenile male. I just found a nice website with all sorts of information and pictures of adult and young ruby-throats. There's a nice statement: Claire |
That website is excellent! Answered many of my questions. Danke. |
- Posted by spedigrees z4VT (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Mon, Jun 18, 12 at 11:58
This is a very poor quality picture, but I love how the wild bunny looks like just another statue in my gnome garden. I'd hoped to get a better shot of him, but he always waits for partial darkness to come out to forage. He and his compadres seem to prefer the clover to my garden plants thankfully. |
That bunny does indeed look like it belongs with the gnome. I couldn't resist doing a bit of googling (I have a suppressed need for a garden gnome) and I found this Snoozing Gnome + Bunny Friends Garden Statue. I guess there's a long history of gnome-bunny association. Claire |
Well, I just spent about a half hour going through Amazon's Gnome collection. Ninja gnomes, sumo gnomes, support our troop gnomes, squatting and mooning gnomes, various NFL and MLB gnomes, and even a Boston Red Sox Garden Gnome and, on top of that, a Boston Red Sox PATRIOTIC Garden Gnome just in time for the Fourth of July. I'm stunned (and tempted). Claire |
- Posted by spedigrees z4VT (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Tue, Jun 19, 12 at 11:36
Oh Claire that is too funny! Boston Red Sox gnomes, who would think it!? You should go for it! Let out your inner gnome! LOL They hide unobtrusively in small shady corners, so your gardens need not take on a red neck trailer park yard look due to an obvious gnome presence if you don't wish it. They can have a tendency to multiply though, so I'm told. My own population stopped with two. The fishing gnome with his string of trout (or minnows?) was so perfect coming up over the bank of our brook that I had to buy him, but then he seemed to need a buddy, hence the second gnome riding the turtle. |
- Posted by spedigrees z4VT (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Tue, Jun 19, 12 at 11:48
I have to admit I'm sorely tempted by the Snoozing Gnome + Bunny link you posted, but I'm resisting the temptation! After all I have the enough gnomes and living bunnies. In another area of my land I have a couple thick slabs of white marble lying in the grass, that were there when we bought the property. Initially I thought it would be a perfect spot for a flower pot or garden statue, but it has been a favorite perch for my own cats over the years, as well as the neighbor's cats, so it has more interest as a base for these living garden statues, ever changing and reappearing in different fur colors. |
Well, pixie, Claire, Sped, - I'll trade you 3 chipmunks for a turtle, mallard and a rabbit. AND, I'll throw in a bag of peanuts. They grocery shop under the bird feeder and in my veggie boxes and strawberries (all gone). But is it simply for sport that they tunnel under newly planted hydrangeas? This guy shops methodically: Millet, peanuts, cashews, sunflower...check Got everything on his list And heads for home So, do we have a deal, ladies? Jane |
- Posted by spedigrees z4VT (email@example.com) on Tue, Jun 19, 12 at 18:23
I'll happily trade you a rabbit; we have plenty to spare. That little guy is seriously cute! We have chipmunks but they seldom venture down out of the woods. They like the stone walls and I think they harvest quite a bounty from the nut trees up there. I'm sorry about your veggies and strawberries. :-( I can't guarantee that a bunny I send wouldn't also have a taste for the same. I hope your hydrangeas stay safe. |
I haven't seen the mallard for a while, so I can't guarantee he's available for a trade. However, I have a really cute, healthy and hungry woodchuck that would probably really enjoy living in your garden. A few more chipmunks here won't make that much difference (except in my peanut budget). I would be delighted to trade the woodchuck for a few cute chipmunks. Deal? Claire |
Claire - NO! No deal by the pound. J |
hahahahaha, you two are waaay too generous. I really couldn't. Really. I'm using I Must Garden deer repellant where 'Chippy' likes to unearth plants,and it appears to be working so far. He'll find other areas to tunnel through. I brought tadpoles home when I was kid and put them in a small fish bowl. In a few weeks there were mini frogs jumping out onto a Chippendale mahogany pie crust tilt top table. I learned about my mother's sense of humor (which was excellent)and it took me all of one August afternoon to catch them and bring them back to the brook. That was better than losing the ten cent turtle under the Bendix washing machine. Guess I'll keep Chip n' Dale. Jane :) |
pixie_lou: I'm amazed that those tadpoles coexist with the snapping turtles. They must be fast! or have invisibility cloaks. After yesterday I think I understand how Henry felt - if my railing was wider (much wider) I might have spread out on it myself. Jane: At your recommendation I just ordered the I Must Garden All Natural Groundhog repellent to repel my woodchuck (hopefully it knows that a woodchuck is also known as a groundhog and will be repulsed). Even if it doesn't work, the phlox stems will smell good (botanical oils). Claire |
Time for a turkey baby update. I can't get them to stand next to the door frame to be measured, but they're definitely much bigger. The other day I looked at them, thinking "oh, look at the cute little turkeys". Well, next to the mother hen, they looked little, but one of them walked by a mourning dove and the dove was dwarfed (and very respectful of the huge baby turkey). Here they're gobbling up nyjer seed I put out for whatever. Feeding turkeys ain't cheap. Claire |
- Posted by spedigrees z4VT (email@example.com) on Sat, Jun 23, 12 at 12:54
I see but three of the original flock of 6 babies. Are the others just out of camera range, or did they fall victim to something? They certainly have grown. (Maybe it would be cheaper for you to buy chicken feed for them. It must take a lot of nijer seed to fill all their collective bellies!) |
There seems to still be six, but they spread out more. I've read that as they get older the males and females split up (even when little) and I've noticed that one bunch will hang around mom while the others will go off exploring. I saw this last year as well. But when she gives out the "cluck cluck" sound they all come together. They also eat the mixed seed I put out in other areas. I just put nyjer in the view of my computer window all year round to lure birds within easy sitting down sight (me sitting down). I mostly started this for the various sparrows and juncos but the turkeys found out pretty quickly. Now that the sparrows, etc. are off eating wild stuff, I put out a token amount for the turkeys. Claire |
On a smaller scale, the grackles are bringing their fledglings into the yard with great fanfare (lots of creaking sounds and dramatic feeding/gaping shows). Usually the fledglings land on the ground, this is the first time I've seen one settle on a birdbath waiting to be fed. Here the adult is forced to continue feeding the fledgling since the baby can't reach any food. When the fledgling is on the ground there seems to be a point where the adult flies off, leaving the kid to look around until the light bulb comes on. There's food lying around here! I don't have to wait for someone to bring it to me! I can find food all by myself! You can almost feel the relief of the exhausted parent. Now there's just showing the kid where the different kinds of food are, and get them to be stronger flyers, and then suddenly the main flock will leave. Until next spring. Claire |
Finally got a shot with all six turkey chicks together with the hen. Two of the chicks at an improvised bird bath. I had to put the stone in the saucer because the chicks kept tilting it and spilling the water out. This must be one tough, or smart, hen. Of the five or six hens that were here during the breeding season, she's the only one with chicks. The other hens have begun to come back to the yard. One of them had one chick, but that one chick was caught by a cat and likely dragged into a house, rescued, and brought to a wildlife center. Claire |
Sitting on the deck having our morning coffee, we saw our resident osprey trolling along the Oyster River. Sure enough, in a few minutes she had caught a fish. We watched her perch on a tree across the river --- the silvery, bloody fish glistened as the sun caught it. But instead of eating, the osprey was hiding from a smaller bird that had been dive-bombing and harassing her on the hunt! We watched as this angry little bird (probably a mother protecting her nest) went in and out of the tree. The larger osprey flinched and twisted but couldn't swipe without dropping her catch. Our mounted scope and binoculars gave us a good view of the osprey trying to 'lay low' but with no telephoto lens for the camera, there was no way to record this event. This osprey's nest has been on top of an electrical pole on the corner of a busy street since early spring. Since there's no place to stop and view the nest, it's really secure. You get a terrific, but brief, view of the nest as you go through the light and drive down the hill. I've included a link to a local paper and a photo taken by one of the photographers. I LOVE sitting on the deck looking at the river --- at the wildlife, plants, how the sun travels across the sky and all the activities of Mother Nature. This thread is wonderful! So many people are too 'busy' to notice all the great things around them. Better than TV! Molie |
Here is a link that might be useful: New Haven Register
Oh, Molie, observing nature is MUCH better than watching TV - not only can you watch it unfold, but it does it without a published schedule, and you can't just flip channels with a remote. Your osprey story reminds me of a photo in the Denver Post of a small western kingbird attacking a red-tailed hawk. Gives me hope that I may succeed the next time I run into a Goliath. A little while ago, (I'm out on my deck with my laptop and camera (and a glass of ice water), the turkey hen and chicks came by and were suddenly chased by the neighbor's dog. They all erupted up to the trees and hung around for a while enjoying the view and acting rather proud of themselves. One of these seemed to be saying "Do I HAVE to come down, Mom?" After a while she flew down and called the chicks to join her. All six of them obediently dropped down. I'm sure they all roost in the trees every night but probably across the street not by the bay. Claire |
Excellent photo catch! How can you spray now that you've met him? Just spray the phlox and not the porch. My fault you bought the spray in the first place so now that you and Chuck are buds, I'll send you $10 for more peanuts. He is cute (and we're suckers). That second shot says it all. Jane :) |
New swimming trunks? If he shows up in jammies, I'll let you know. Jane |
Chipmunks are such dapper little rodents - I like the striped life preserver vest he's wearing with the swimming trunks (or maybe it's a tankini she's wearing....) Claire |
Claire --- what a cute, but cheeky, little woodchuck you've befriended. Just don't leave your door open or he'll come right inside looking for the kitchen! Pixie Lou --- Henry is adorable and he obviously believes that the deck is his. Jane --- great shot of the chipmunk sportin' those trunks. The more I see of all your great photos, the more I wish I had a better camera. Sad Mole, here. |
After 6 of them played in the water and tipped it, one stayed on for a siesta in dry gulch. Looks hung over to me. |
Oh, that's wonderful, Jane! That must have been some party, and he/she sure does look hung over. Maybe needs a sprinkler to run through; "hair of the dog" (or squirrel) for a remedy. Claire |
Kinda funny, I was just dusting my keyboard with my finger while looking at your pictures and a little screen popped up and said, 'screenshot saved' then it disappeared. So, Claire, your turkeys are in my computer somewhere, hahaha. That makes me lucky. Those turkeys in that setting should be on a calendar. Just wonderful. My brown birds are bit smaller and dirtier. Four sparrow fledglings were born here and every day they play in the dirt. A dirt bath in 100ďż˝ works for them. Molie - I just read what you wrote above, "The more I see of all your great photos, the more I wish I had a better camera. Sad Mole, here." I doubt that you need a better camera. Your pictures look just fine and your property and flowers are lovely. It's about sharing gardening here and the things that happen in the garden - it's not the photo forum. If the computer didn't spew out the info about my pictures and how to make them clearer, I'd be clueless, and obviously, clearness didn't happen in the above shot. Just keep showing your river shots, please because I suffer from 'water' envy. pixie has a pond, Claire has a bay, your have a river and I have a squirrel drunk on a dry plastic bird bath. We all got sumthin'! Jane |
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Hey, Jane, your squirrels do the charging bull act too! I've seen them charge straight at a bunch of crows to scare them away from seed. The crows just hop out of the way and look amused. I've never gotten a good photo though. Yours expresses the action very well. Claire |
- Posted by spedigrees z4VT (email@example.com) on Mon, Jul 9, 12 at 13:00
Molie, the photo at the link you posted of the osprey returning to its nest is really a spectacular sight. Nesting platforms sound like the best solution for keeping these birds from building on the power poles. Claire, your pictures of the young turkeys roosting in the tree are great! It always amazes me that these large birds are such good flyers. On my porch, two broods of house finches have hatched, grown, and fledged, and now the pair (or maybe a different pair) are sitting on a third set of eggs in the old swallow nest! It's as if they are planning world domination! They certainly are prolific! Meanwhile the hummingbirds continue to sip at the feeder and sample the nasturtiums in the hanging pot, while the barn swallow babies have left their (new) nest. This was taken just before they fledged. Two heads and a tail, but I think there were more in the nest. |
Boy, you're right, Claire, babies are being parked everywhere. Great Oriole shots. Orioles don't come here, never seen one. But, after going through about 30 lbs. of seed in two weeks, all the babies who live here know where to find seed and watching them practice is very entertaining. The kids: Downy on left, red bellied woodpecker on right Got it! Sometimes the innocence of youth shines clearly. Shot this through the kitchen window of one of the 3 blue jay fledglings who raise a raucous. Now maybe this is a young bee, maybe not. Bad landing Jane |
Sped - we posted at the same time. I know they make a mess, but I couldn't shoo them away either. Great little faces. Jane |
- Posted by spedigrees z4VT (email@example.com) on Mon, Jul 9, 12 at 16:06
Those photos are funny, Jane! Youthful flyers definitely take some time to figure out how to manage those wing muscles! That's a great shot of the young blue jay. It takes me under 15 minutes with a bucket of hot water and bleach to clean bird droppings off the handrails and stairs once a year after the swallows have flown. I leave the nest in the eaves as a porch ornament and let the swallows refurbish it in the spring. Trouble is, this year the various birds just won't stop nesting! Also I need to have the porches and house trim re-painted, but when that happens the nests will have to go, so I must schedule it for late summer I guess. Hopefully by then the birds will have moved on! |
spedigrees: So nice to know that the bird housing crisis was resolved with lots of new broods introduced to the world (via your porch). The barn swallows are really special (not to slight the house finches). I bet next spring they'll lay a huge guilt trip on you when they go looking for the nest homestead and find clean new trim instead. Oh no, what happened to the ancestral neighborhood - cursed urban renewal! Jane: Love the quizzical blue jay. Lots of BJ fledglings here too - I hear them mostly rather than seeing them. Such a strange querulous sound they make. Still lots of grackle fledglings and the crow babies are being given the tour of the neighborhood with much cawing and parading of the flock. Claire |
- Posted by spedigrees z4VT (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Mon, Jul 9, 12 at 17:05
No worries, Claire! I'm sure the urban renewal/new paint won't deter the swallows. They built a new nest this year in record time when the finches commandeered their previous nest. They're master builders! |
Of course, you could always include a few Artificial Barn Swallow nest cups in your porch project... (I just saw this link on the Bird Watching Forum) Claire |
The blue jay kids sure can ruffle some feathers Jane (I might put that cardinal on a Christmas card, lol) |
That is definitely a disgruntled cardinal there! The cardinals here sort of put up with the BJ's but they're really put off by the hordes of grackles that are still around. Particularly now when there are all of the new broods of fledglings coming in, eating all the seed and making lots of noise. A few years ago I saw a pair of cardinals (normally the most genteel birds around) suddenly buzz a grackle fledgling that had just landed in the yard and was looking around totally confused. What was that red flying menace I just saw? I've been buzzed myself by chickadees when I sat on the deck, but at least they were nowhere near my size, so the gracklet must have gotten a good scare. I bet those cardinals were giggling, just as I had the sense the chickadees were giggling. Claire |
Can't help it. All these antics are right in front of me. The bird bath is attached to the deck railing, so I see this action from my kitchen. Parched, need a drink ...trots back down the railing and stops. Water trickling out of mouth...minor hacking in throat... He spat and carried on back down to a pile of seeds. The joys of summer. Jane |
Very funny! Probably got a shell caught in his throat, I know that feeling, gotta get a drink of water fast! Aaccchh! I eat shelled sunflower seeds myself, that's a good reminder to stay with them. Too expensive to feed to the critters, though. Claire |
- Posted by bill_ri_z6b (My Page) on Fri, Jul 13, 12 at 10:51
Hummingbirds.....where are they? Ok so I put up a hummingbird feeder last week. Did they not get the memo? What does it take to attract them? I have a birdbath that attracts robins (two pairs nesting), sparrows of course, cardinals, purple martins, mockingbirds and jays. There are rabbits, squirrels, opossums, skunks and snakes. Lots of red tailed hawks circling high. Butterflies of all kinds. But where are the hummingbirds? |
What kind of feeder did you put up, and where? I've had much fewer hummingbirds this year than I usually get, even though I have the same two feeders up with the same sugar solution in them. I don't know if they're just preferentially visiting the nectar plants (lots of their favorites blooming now) or if there really are fewer. I'm mostly seeing a male now and I've wondered if maybe the females lost the first brood with the weird weather we've had and are off raising another. Even so, I'd expect to see territorial battles with the males and I haven't. Hopefully others will chime in with their experiences this year. Claire, puzzled |
- Posted by bill_ri_z6b (My Page) on Sat, Jul 14, 12 at 4:56
Claire, It's a typical feeder.........glass reservoir and 6 red tube "flowers". I filled it with sugar solution and hung it in an open area. Maybe they just haven't discovered it yet. When one finds it, I'm sure they'll pass the word around, probably on Twitter. (Did I really just say that?) I really must need more sleep this morning! LOL! Maybe I just have be more patient. I'll post again if they show up. |
- Posted by spedigrees z4VT (email@example.com) on Sun, Jul 15, 12 at 15:13
Bill, I think it takes awhile sometimes for hummingbirds to discover a new feeder. It's been sometime since I started feeding them, but I seem to remember there was a lag time before they arrived. At my old house when I was working long hours and had no time for gardening, I bought some very realistic looking silk fuschias and hung them in baskets on my front porch. When I saw hummingbirds trying to feed from my artificial flowers I felt bad, and bought a hummingbird feeder - that's how I began feeding the tiny nectar suckers! I agree that your little chipmunk is charming, Jane! I remember years ago when my little brown sheltie was bitten on her muzzle by a spider, and how she looked for all the world like a chipmunk, with the little white stripe down her nose and her cheek all puffed out! Poor Tippi, RIP. (No the spider venom didn't kill her - she went on to live many years!) But now I always think of her now when I see a chipmunk! I went out to the barn (which I guess is now just a garden shed) and found this critter in amongst my gardening tools! |
Ah, a snake is another essential gardening tool, and it really looks great slithering through the other tools (keeping its head out of the shears). Lovely shot! Claire |
Great photos, Molie, of a very jaunty young heron out for a stroll! And posing on your fence post looking like a feathered finial is the icing on the cake. It's very lucky that you had your camera with you - one should never be too far from a camera. I'm going to start a new 'Birds and other mobile features' thread today, since this one is getting long, but people are welcome to continue the discussion here if they want. Claire |
- Posted by spedigrees z4VT (email@example.com) on Mon, Jul 16, 12 at 11:22
Those are wonderful pictures, Molie, of your baby heron! He looks like a statuary topper on your fencepost! What a great photo-op that was! |
- Posted by spedigrees z4VT (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Mon, Jul 16, 12 at 11:24
Those are wonderful pictures, Molie, of your baby heron! He looks like a statuary topper on your fencepost! What a great photo-op that was! |
- Posted by bill_ri_z6b (My Page) on Mon, Jul 16, 12 at 11:29
There he was yesterday. Seemed totally at ease as the photographer walked up to him. Still no sign of hummingbirds..........patience I guess! |
Very nice bunny pic, Bill. Not too many predators where you are, I guess, or that bunny would show a little more discretion. My hummers are not visiting the feeders (at least not when I'm watching) but I'm seeing them occasionally at the phlox and monarda. I'm wondering if maybe these are youngsters that haven't learned to use a feeder yet and the older ones are no longer around to show them. Claire |
Bill, great photo! That bunny seems very comfortable there in the yard ---- listening and looking. We used to have rabbits but, sadly, our cat caught so many of them that I think the word had spread. I dreaded going to the door and finding a baby bunny on the mat. A few weeks ago our cat actually caught a baby duck. Luckily my dh was able to grab it from her and bring it to the river where it toddled off. Sorry to all cat lovers out there, but we'd much rather have wildlife in our yard, so no more cats when Baby Girl (misnomer) is gone. |
hi all i have 3 of these guys in my back yard. i kinda wanted to attract hummingbirds, but ended up getting 'hummers' instead. i dont mind them at all as they are gorgeous to watch. im just not sure what they are. any suggestions. my next door neighbour says they are ospreys. |
- Posted by plantnut65 (My Page) on Sat, Jul 19, 14 at 19:35
I have been watching a number of female ruby throat hummingbirds, it's been raining for a couple days now, and a lone female ruby throat has started setting on one of the flower petal on the feeder for long lengths, last time for almost 7 minutes in the pouring rain. She has feed about six times during that time, I've never seen this kind of action, of course this is my first year with feeders for both hummingbirds and regular birds. Is this normal behavior, there is no shelter there? she has added hovering in front of the window that's in front of the feeders, it has a reflective coating on the windows to stop heat loss or to prevent heat coming in in the summer. she is testing the window with her beak not really pecking, at first I thought she was lick the water off the window. Looks like she wants in. |
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- Posted by plantnut65 7 (My Page) on Sun, Jul 20, 14 at 0:19
I was wondering how some of you guys manage to get several pictures on each post you make, please explain. would be helpful, Thanks Much |
Plantnut65, this is an old thread and you may get more response to questions about hummingbirds in the hummingbird forum. To get more than one photo, you can either reply multiple times to a thread with one photo in each, or many of us upload to an online photo hosting website, such as Photobucket or Picasa Web Albums. Once the photos are uploaded, you set the size of the photo you want (I use medium large), copy the tag for embedding the image, and then paste the tag(s) for embedding the image(s) for as many photos as you want to post into the message box along with whatever you want to say about the photos. When you click on the preview message button, you will see the photos embedded in your message if you did it correctly. |
- Posted by plantnut65 7 (My Page) on Sun, Jul 20, 14 at 18:09
Thanks, I just copied the answer to posting several photos, I thank you for taking the time to answer, and thanks also for the tip on hummingbirds. |
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Oh my goodness! I especially love the color combo in the top pic with the hyacinths. Thanks for sharing! Are any of the folks you are with daff folks, or 'real' gardeners? Sue |
- Posted by paddlehikeva Piedmont VA_Z6b (My Page) on Fri, Oct 15, 10 at 15:57
I am not with anyone else. None of the people I know at the Dutch office are gardeners. Here is a link to a video of what this garden looks like in the Spring. It was interesting to see it on a dreary fall day after seeing it in it's spring glory a couple of years ago. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Keukenhof
I am not with anyone else. None of the people I know at the Dutch office are gardeners. Well I wish I was with you. We'd sure have some fun! I think you might have posted the wrong link...not seeing Keukenhof. Sue |
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wow-- them is lots of pots!! lol I thought I went wild on pots in thrift stores! Good job on the great deals.. :) |
- Posted by brodyjames 5 (My Page) on Mon, Oct 1, 12 at 1:34
Hey Jeff, nice stash! I just spent a week drilling holes in pots. I used various sized masonry bits, which work fine. Be warned, however, that if your pots are glazed on the bottom, you will only get through maybe 3-4 pots before your bit dulls. You can still use it, but it will take MUCH longer. I had 13 pots to drill; the first few went really quickly but the rest took almost a week...at one point, one of my bits was so hot it was glowing and turning the pottery gray at the "incision"! Great minds think alike...I recently purchased 5 pots at an estate sale that are just like your terra cotta pot behind the pink pot in the first picture. Have fun drilling! Nancy |
A glass/ceramic bit will work better, than a masonry bit. |
My DH drilled the pot on the right and I filled it immediately with my Hobbit Jade. I found two more pots for drilling this weekend. Now I see I need to do a little more cleaning - funny how a picture points out flaws you ignore in real life. He used his drill press and a masonry drill bit. He said he goes slow and uses very little pressure. I'm sure I'll hear about it if he needs to buy a new drill bit. |
- Posted by meyermike_1micha 5 (email@example.com) on Tue, Oct 2, 12 at 18:59
My goodness! Ooooo, so very nice. I wish I could find some like that. I can on imagine the challenge you will have ahead of you trying to figure out which plant deserves what pot. Not your average pot to be found at any store. It almost makes you feel like you want to take up pottery classes and make your own. Nice Jeff. |
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My goodness! Ooooo, so very nice. I wish I could find some like that. I can on imagine the challenge you will have ahead of you trying to figure out which plant deserves what pot. Not your average pot to be found at any store. It almost makes you feel like you want to take up pottery classes and make your own. Nice Jeff. |
- Posted by americangolden ZONE 5b (My Page) on Tue, Oct 2, 12 at 19:23
Nice job on all the cheap pots you found! I like the green one in your first picture the most. |
I agree! Great haul you've got there. Antoinette |
Heres what I do: TAP TAP TAP TAP TAP TAP TAP TAP........ with a pointy chisel .... it is risky, but it is also part of the excitement of making a new pot from one w/o a hole ! |
- Posted by greenlarry UK 8/9 (My Page) on Wed, Oct 17, 12 at 7:03
Nice bit of pottage Jeff! Now whats the best way of drilling holes in clay pots without breaking em? |
Well that should keep you busy for a bit. Envy those with a drill press -- sure makes it easier. The diamond bits for ceramic pots seemed to help a great deal with the pots I have drilled. (Even then it takes quite a bit of time ... but the fact that I have to use a cordless drill is likely part of the issue. They just don't seem to have the speed and power of the plug-ins.) |
- Posted by loveplants2 8b Virginia Beach, (My Page) on Wed, Oct 17, 12 at 11:02
Looks like you will be busy!! I love all of the pots, but my favorite of them all is the scalloped (shallow) container in the first pic. Looks like it could be a special container for an awesome looking plant. Laura |
- Posted by silentsurfer 6A OH (My Page) on Sun, Oct 28, 12 at 18:27
Jeff, what a nice little stash there! im a weekly thrift-shop-pot-shopper myself,,, anyone tried these 'sandstone' bits? quick tip: i found recently (buying cheap bits) that the ones that were slightly Bent, 'seemed' to work a little faster,, haa,, lme5573 and i must shop the same thrifts :)~ ... i'll report back :) |
These are ones I use: (glass/tile drill bit); |
- Posted by silentsurfer 6A OH (My Page) on Sun, Nov 4, 12 at 1:12
hey Rina! thats a nice set, im kinda lookin to replace my worn out one here soon,,, I found this cute little set of Pots at the thrift the other day, |
- Posted by purpleinopp 8b AL (My Page) on Sun, Nov 4, 12 at 16:36
Yes they should! So many messes are just from soil that's hydrophobically dry. These plugs would eliminate those drips and the ugly, dirty, limescale crusted drip trays that catch those "fake drips." Yes, I empty them, but they still get limescale by spring. Soil flushing would be 100% voluntary. Pots could be used to hold water cuttings if desired also. Those pots are pretty, but look heavy. I don't like heavy pots but after seeing all of the cute ones throughout this post and other posts recently, I'm reconsidering my plastic only thing I've got going... will keep eyes open through winter to see what can be found... Only a house plant addiction makes a discussion with this title legal! Ha! |
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This week, we meet Peggy McCaffray of La Grange who joined TWS in 2008.
Q. Why did you join TWS?
A. I majored in drama and education in college. For a long time I used my skills to teach elementary school and direct children in plays. At TWS I can be in the plays as I was in college.
Q. How did you find out about TWS?
A. My mom and I went to see Patty Duke perform, and we met her backstage. She talked to us as if we were old friends. We even did the mashed potatoes together and talked about memories.
Q. Go back in time. When did you discover you had an interest in theatre/drama?
A. When I was in college, I starred in "Gaslight." It was a drama about a husband trying to drive his wife (me) insane. It got rave reviews. It was a serious play, but laughably, it prepared me for some of the dates I had before I met the love of my life, my husband, Paul.
Q. At TWS, do you work on crews, backstage and/or front of house?
A. At TWS, I have loved working on props because of the preciseness and promptness needed for live production scene changes. Make-up is fun, because I am able to fulfill an essential task for the actors and give them peace of mind. Costumes is exciting because of the creative tension that exists when helping change costumes quickly and efficiently with a sense of ease. Hospitality is enjoyable, because I meet so many wonderful people.
Q. At TWS, do you act on stage? Name some roles. Point out your favorite or most challenging role and tell why.
A. My most challenging role was using my chest voice in the assertive role of "Slut" in Judy DiVita's adaption of "Two Slatterns and a King." I sang powerfully to convey my character's view that sloppiness is great, conniving can be fruitful and that I get what I want: the king!
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Singing acapella requires a great deal of practice and most of all, confidence and trust in you. For example, if you take a closer look into this scenario, you will see that most people, when forced to sing acapella will go back from their chest voice into their head voice because of lack of confidence. This ruins everything as the prime key to learning how to sing with a chest voice is putting the chest into play in the first place.


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Center Of The Sun LyricsArtist: Wolfgangthe leader of none the lord of question the ever trusted son though his body rests eternal one he'll be known forever as the center of the sun he's the great contender the eye of the tri a mystery in a mystery yes a man who'll never die though his body rsts the ever bright one he'll be known forever as the center of the sun i say hey what's his name born seventh from the seventh the lucky child a seal in the doorway he'll never be denied though his body rests it will never die born seventh from the seventh a very lucky child center of the sun what's his name
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