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Archive for April, 2007

A Blog Gift from a Dear Friend

Posted in Miscellaneous, Nature on April 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

When someone surfs on Janet’s blog
The chances are there’ll be a bog,
Or seaside haunt with rising sun,
Or swallowtail whose life’s begun
Upon the woodland’s soft debris.
So come and blog eclecticly . . . .
Jean Hodgin, Professor Emerita and Poet Laureate
North Shore Community College, Danvers, MA

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Global Changes, Local Impact

Posted in Environment, Global Warming and Climate Change on April 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

It’s true, I simply cannot deny just how much I love the ocean and quiet early morning walks along the beach! I love the sound of the wind as it whips across the open water and I love the smell of salt air. I love the kind of roar the ocean makes as each swell [...]

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Toad? Frog? and My New Camera

Posted in Miscellaneous, Nature, Photography on April 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Well folks, it seems that Spring has finally decided to arrive and I have been spending my mornings raking the yard as well as “uncovering” some critters. I’m not all that familiar with amphibians, or reptiles for that matter, so I assume the image is of a toad but, then again, what do I know.
I [...]

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Auction Fever

Posted in Auctions, Miscellaneous on April 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

My apologies for such a long gap between entries but, I’ve been on a mission of sorts and, in the process, I seem to have come down with auction fever!
You see, I’ve been a birder since my youth and I’ve had a pair of really nice binoculars for almost as long as I’ve been a [...]

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A New Annual “Duck Stamp” Art Competition

Posted in Art, Conservation, Conservation Stamps on April 8, 2007 | 1 Comment »

In recent years, a number of “duck stamp” (or, more appropriately, Waterfowl Conservation Stamp) art competitions have disappeared. And, if the stamp art program does still exist, then the art is being commissioned instead. So, it came as some surprise for me to learn that there’s a new annual “duck stamp” art competition that’s being [...]

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What’s with that title?

Posted in Conservation, Environment, Nature, Photography on April 4, 2007 | 3 Comments »

Many of you are probably wondering where on earth did she get a title like A Little Bit o’ Everything! But, for those of you who know me, especially for those of you who know me well, there’s nothing strange about that title at all. That’s because, when you consider the range of my interests, [...]

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