Author: Eloine
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My first bald eagle!!!
Got to see my first bald eagle in the wild today! On top of that is was getting hassled by a red tailed hawk as you can see here flying by.
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Having fun foraging and learning about cattails
I’ve grumbled and grumbled about this invasive stand of cattails that has invaded a muddy spot in my garden. I didn’t mind it when it was only a few but they quickly grew. Since they spread by rhizomes it was hard to pull up so they continued to grow. I thought it was time…
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My pretty sunflower
Ok anyone who knows me knows I like sunflowers. It’s hard to capture what’s magical about them. Maybe it’s just this giant glowing face staring back at me that is almost the same size as my head. The glowing color seems to fill my eyes with sunshine yet it doesn’t hurt to look at. Anyway,…
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Google docs form for garden data collection – way too simple!
This is for everyone who has had to create forms on a website to collect information. Unless there is some sort of automatic widget built in to your content management system this can be a complicated or time-consuming task. Google has made this ridiculously simple though so in case you aren’t aware I thought I…
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Lots and lots of snap peas!
I am happy to report a success in my gardening this year although I almost forgot what I had done to achieve that success. The past couple of years I haven’t had the greatest luck with my snap peas. The first year I planted I had so many I didn’t know what to do with…
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Code snippits I always use in the footer
My email program of choice is gmail because it’s so easy to use and they are constantly improving their product. What the main reason is I use it is for is the filtering and search. I have a filter I set up called “code snippits” and any time I want to save a bit of…