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Kitchen Madness: Baseboards
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Sunday, August 9, 2009. The baseboard and toe kick area is walnut. The part over the stairs shows it best, because there isn't a "toe kick" indent. This pile of sticks is destined to be 38(! Cabinet doors. Stay tuned! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). We've started a major kitchen and bathroom remodel. For good measure, we are tossing in the office! Ive made my blog private, I know the Mom in this . View my complete profile. A Year of CrockPotting. Just a tired, happy working mom. For the Love of Food!
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Blue Jay Barrens: Tadpole Feeding Frenzy
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Friday, May 1, 2015. This is a typical Wood Frog tadpole dispersal pattern. Each tadpole is engaged in a random search for food. They nibble their way across the pond bottom, check every surface of submerged plant material, and even turn belly up to skim the film of pollen grains from the water’s surface. Occasionally, an especially appealing food source will cause a pile-up of tadpoles. These tadpoles are all competing for some tasty morsel hidden from view by the mass of tadpole bodies. My discussions ...
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Blue Jay Barrens: Harvesting Draba Seeds
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Wednesday, May 20, 2015. This could pass as a Martian landscape, but it is actually a portion of the seed I harvested today from my container grown Draba cuneifolia. I decided to try using my shop vac as a harvester. My shop vac is a bagless model, so I took a clean sweeper bag and modified it to fit the inlet pipe on the inside of the shop vac dirt chamber. Then I directed the sweeper hose towards the plants and the seeds quickly disappeared. I just hoped everything was ending up in the bag. Draba seeds...
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Blue Jay Barrens: March 2015
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Monday, March 30, 2015. The bulk of salamander and Wood Frog egg laying at Blue Jay Barrens occurred between March 13 and March 17. In the two weeks since egg laying began, air temperatures have ranged from a low of 10. F Water temperature has not suffered such wild fluctuations, due to the constant inflow of relatively warm spring water. Despite these varying conditions, development of salamander eggs is progressing at a rapid pace. Once the lower surfaces were covered with eggs, the salamanders began a...
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Kitchen Madness: December 2009
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Monday, December 28, 2009. In the spirit of catching up on the floors:. The old carpet came out of the living room, as did a layer of particle board sub-floor. A layer of plywood went down for a better base. White oak flooring went down in the living room. Living room floor after sanding and finishing. Playroom floor in "character" Hickory, sanded and finished. Links to this post. Thursday, December 24, 2009. Just for fun. open all the doors and drawers! Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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master naturalist in training: March 2013
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TO further the knowledge of nature, and encourage protection, and conservation of it. Thank you to all who inspired me, taught me, and appreciated the sharing of my photos and information. My passion for God's creation has grown immensely and I am grateful to have had the opportunity to grow and to continue to grow. Click on the photos to enlarge them. Friday, March 29, 2013. Pics of the day. Male Northern Cardinal drinking water from a broken tree branch. Male Northern Cardinal blowing in the wind.
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master naturalist in training: GOOD BYE 2013~ a long and difficult year for our family, and now I am back, full swing, full time!
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TO further the knowledge of nature, and encourage protection, and conservation of it. Thank you to all who inspired me, taught me, and appreciated the sharing of my photos and information. My passion for God's creation has grown immensely and I am grateful to have had the opportunity to grow and to continue to grow. Click on the photos to enlarge them. Wednesday, April 9, 2014. GOOD BYE 2013 a long and difficult year for our family, and now I am back, full swing, full time! JOIN THE EMAIL LIST FOR UPDATES.
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