No pictures – this is a family-friendly blog, after all (nothing to do with me being slow on the draw with the zoom lens). When the sparrowhawks are around, we usually hear them soon after sunrise. There’s relentless calling from near the top of a tree – mostly, I think from ...
While taking his picture he "rattled" at me and took off. King of the pond! This big snapper lives at a small park near us called Holland Ponds. I've had a picture posted here but have been looking for a better shot. Got it this year. (Spring 2006) This is a Yellow Warbler'...
Ponds to Ponder Adding a water feature really levels up your backyard. It provides water for birds, frogs and insects and creates a peaceful focal point. Ponds don’t have to be hard work and require very little to get started. If you want to be environmentally friendly, you can upcycle ...
Many botanic gardens, such as theLos Angeles Botanical GardenandMemphis Botanic Garden, have Japanese themed gardens that incorporate areas for meditation in them. We visited the PasadenaBotanic Gardensrecently and their Japanese Garden area gave me many ideas for creating a backyard meditation space i...
scientists came up with a method of treating all of the tilapia fingerlings with male hormones so those fish that would have been female now turn out to be male. Then all of the fish in the growing tanks or ponds will be male, and the average growth rate will be higher than it would...
Our next door neighbour had two ground level ponds in her garden, a consequence of which we always have frogs in our garden. She moved away last year. The new neighbours, are a lovely family but not gardeners, and they have sadly filled in both ponds. ...
Resistance is what makes them do that. When a human being is electrocuted a great deal of heat is generated because of the resistance. Burning occurs, but often the burns are deep, down below the skin and flesh, near the bone. The burns are severe and excruciatingly painful. ...