tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58847601960782553312024-03-13T11:05:06.463-07:00In the Still Morning Air... Tony Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06997152078150607266noreply@blogger.comBlogger307125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5884760196078255331.post-34818673365105063572018-10-04T14:50:00.001-07:002018-10-04T14:50:44.395-07:00Here we are againWell hello again internets. Whew! Well, I guess 4 years is long enough for some spring cleaning!<span style="font-family: "century gothic"; font-size: 12px;"> </span><br />
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A lot sure has changed since 2011 when I stopped posting here. Here is a quick recap:</div>
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We sold the house and moved to the PNW where we rented, rented, bought, rented, sold, and bought a house. We changed vehicles more times then I want to count. We are now a family of four and soon to be five. We have new chickens, a new top bar hive, and a two box garden that we hope to enlarge next year. Morgan is still an ICU nurse and I am now a helicopter and airplane pilot about to start with the airlines.</div>
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We are still vegetarians, gardeners, beekeeper, and tree huggers, but we are far more private about our day to day lives now that we have children. We are protective of their privacy, both online and off. And we are the "weird" parents that won't let friends and family post pictures of our kids on social media.</div>
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I have thought about this page off and on for the last few years and I am looking forward to once again using it as a space to clear my mind. </div>
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Tony Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06997152078150607266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5884760196078255331.post-74163814960141117112014-06-18T08:05:00.000-07:002014-06-18T08:05:03.669-07:00Spring Cleaning TimeOh man! I can't believe how long it's been since I've used this site. Blogger was a great tool for me several years ago that really let me develop just who I was and wanted to be. Then, one day, I was done. Blogger had gotten me to a point and it was no longer needed. So without so much as a goodbye, I jammed it in the way back corner of my internet closet and forgot about it. Now years later, it's time to blow the dust of of it and give it new life. <span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12px;"> </span><br />
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Tony Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06997152078150607266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5884760196078255331.post-23358753545402172382011-05-05T19:35:00.000-07:002014-06-18T07:45:33.763-07:00Bulk foods on Amazon<span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12px;">Did you know that you can now buy bulk foods on <a href="http://amazon.com/?">amazon.com?</a></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;"> </span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12px;">So far we have purchased, the gluten free pizza mix we like and the Yogi brand tea that I drink in the afternoons/evenings. Not only are you able to save by buying in bulk, you can save more if you subscribe to the items. Right now we are subscribed to buying 6 pizza mixes every 3 months and 6 boxes of tea every 6 months. Through you Amazon.com account, you change/manage your subscriptions.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12px;">In the mean time, be sure to check out our farm blog, <a href="http://www.fireflyskiesfamilyfarm.com/">www.Fireflyskiesfamilyfarm.com</a> to stay updated with our farm progress.</span>Tony Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06997152078150607266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5884760196078255331.post-8152051924587267582011-02-21T18:13:00.000-08:002014-06-18T07:45:33.807-07:00Grist makes link between Girl Scouts and Orangutans<span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12px;">This afternoon I read an interesting article on <a href="http://www.grist.org/">Grist.org</a> titled, <a href="http://www.grist.org/article/2011-02-17-are-girl-scout-cookies-killing-orangutans">"Are Girl Scout cookies killing Orangutans?"</a> </span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12px;">I didn't understand why the Girl Scouts don't change oils until I read that they need palm oil to keep the chocolate chips from falling out of the cookies! Fair enough. However that excuses flies out the window when your sister organization comes to you and says, "Hey sis, we found another oil that works and guess what? Its more environmentally friendly and healthier then how you are currently making cookies!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12px;"><br />
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</tbody></table><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12px;">I think I'm finally ready to make the switch. For the past few years I've really been bothered each time that I throw away a disposable razor. We tend to use the mid price razor so I get a few good shaves on it but most of the time, it rips my face apart. It's gotten to the point where I only shave in the mornings if I know the razor is still new, otherwise, I shave at night so my face has time to heal before the morning.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12px;">I want to use a straight razor because I am tired of throwing away the disposable razor all the time. I'm thinking that once I learn how to use the razor, it will be a win-win for me and the environment.</span><br />
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Yes? No? Who cares? <br /><br />If you said yes, then there are plenty of documentaries out there for you. If you said no or who cares, then you should check out the new documentary called "Carbon Nation."<br /><br />This film is not trying to change your mind on global warming, all they take about are energy solutions, creating jobs, and saving money. Check out the trailer below.<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/eLs73KJI36w" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" width="440"></iframe>Tony Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06997152078150607266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5884760196078255331.post-54491030885460478692010-11-14T06:13:00.000-08:002014-06-18T07:45:33.795-07:00300 years of fossil-fueled addiction<span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12px;"> </span><object height="385" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cJ-J91SwP8w?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cJ-J91SwP8w?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="440" height="385"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5884760196078255331.post-38484579384674722612010-10-31T12:26:00.000-07:002014-06-18T07:45:33.779-07:00Hand Powered Espresso Maker for the Home<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">In case you don't know, I love Americanos. 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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Each morning, I hand grind my own coffee beans (<a href="http://www.blinddogcoffee.com/">Blind Dog Coffee</a> - a local fair trade, organic, coffee roaster.) and then use my French Press to make my morning cup of joe. I love making coffee this way because of the low energy impact...just enough to boil the water. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">However, some mornings I really want an Americano but I have no way to make one at home. I really don't want to buy some huge power hungry machine so I've been searching for some sort of hand powered espresso maker...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">The first espresso maker I found was the: <a href="http://www.ethicalsuperstore.com/products/handpresso/handpresso-handheld-portable-espresso-machine/">Handpresso Handheld Portable Espresso Machine.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">This seemed like a great little machine and I loved he fact that it was portable...hello camping espresso! The downside I found to this device is that you can't use your own espresso, you have to use those little espresso pods that just get thrown away... No thanks. Price is about $135 (price is in British pounds)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Then this morning I came across: <a href="http://shop.presso.us/espresso-maker-p/presso.htm">the Presso Espresso Maker</a></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://shop.presso.us/v/vspfiles/photos/Presso-3T.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://shop.presso.us/v/vspfiles/photos/Presso-3T.jpg" /></a></div>I love this espresso maker! Everything is hand powered like my french press and the best part is that you can use your own espresso. This also comes with a double shot maker attachment so with this machine, I would be all set to make my own Americanos! Price - $150<br />
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While $150 is a bit much, I think it would pay for itself within the first year. Plus the whole thing is recyclable. <br />
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;"> </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5884760196078255331.post-80108752374280176602010-10-24T21:48:00.000-07:002014-06-18T07:45:33.805-07:00Catching up<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12px;">I love fall. I love that the weather is starting to cool off and that life's pace is slowing down. We are eating more soup and I can bust out my favorite long sleeve shirts. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12px;">We've done a lot of the past month so let me catch everyone up.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12px;">My brother-in-law got sent to Switzerland for work at the end of last month and i decided to join him. I got to spend several days in Geneva while he worked at the W.H.O. and then we spent several days hiking in the alps and checking out small villages.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12px;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12px;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12px;">While I was gone, Firefly had a wood insert installed in our fireplace (we were going to do it after I got back but she wanted to surprise me)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVyOaTsIvYCNSHsnly8TOTo1-SuTJ2k7bIx-KIPEroqROxSN-ed3drledjgbC9c7ki-Dy26WERa7liV0uh0JqAZ-sbC-fpQd5-1C_7bs5-zMpLwT9YonjaB9ss4NWOdvofeiK_TArPkrKJ/s320/Mountain+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12px;">Our Silkie hen went broody on us and stopped laying eggs and was also causing the other hens to slow down as well. To finally break her of being broody, I dunked her into a bucket of water. This is not as mean as it sounds. You have to find a way to cool her off and lower her body temperature. Dunking her in cool water on a warm day is the best/fastest way to do it. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ZNnyIN4wdKhRV83DU8s3V1IDoTI8xWwlIsIt28hv-TDzZpa9GKu25xClxc9UJfhMtQRxWy93ARD8c7lNN9PLwhIR5jv4w3e8clrfwpE48hyphenhyphencFmzn7b3pVntPGhu2c9IpQ3U0hu0pO9o/s320/Petri1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ZNnyIN4wdKhRV83DU8s3V1IDoTI8xWwlIsIt28hv-TDzZpa9GKu25xClxc9UJfhMtQRxWy93ARD8c7lNN9PLwhIR5jv4w3e8clrfwpE48hyphenhyphencFmzn7b3pVntPGhu2c9IpQ3U0hu0pO9o/s320/Petri1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12px;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12px;">Firefly has finished one chair and is getting ready to start on the second one!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</span></div> we added a red ball and pull string after this shot so that it can be pulled around...which makes the legs move.<br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12px;">I have a list of projects to make for Christmas this year and I'm also thinking of starting a wood working blog/website to start building my wood working portfolio. I really like old wooden toys and I think I might try and focus on making them. I like that they last a long time and don't contain harmful chemicals or metals. Maybe they'll even be passed down for a few generations. Stay tuned for more on this. <br />
</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5884760196078255331.post-43561050272124628722010-10-20T07:29:00.000-07:002014-06-18T07:45:33.786-07:00Wordless Wednesday<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNsVjmouwuzfbUGEXoR4tHjWyYJOrGQZgq6-Dx8i8bsIo_y5Hdc2oDH-7OkCUZ6biKaWsNQ4-3OAo2xN4ULbLkp9SezyNpKNRXKLbk1L08NFJVHbjPTb50PpzJT3Oi1-9VbpOYrthxTo0/s1600/photo-727290.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNsVjmouwuzfbUGEXoR4tHjWyYJOrGQZgq6-Dx8i8bsIo_y5Hdc2oDH-7OkCUZ6biKaWsNQ4-3OAo2xN4ULbLkp9SezyNpKNRXKLbk1L08NFJVHbjPTb50PpzJT3Oi1-9VbpOYrthxTo0/s320/photo-727290.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530137732214942274" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUNeQlrXcXY54kswbGHOJotBuH2_XO6LIS2K0ZUocywvjRfIYqMyzkMKyGcUO-df0yWWn5N_6xrIsfwewKnVEnjdobnFMXYCWepVy5kj3pXJWBhI0AF1_uIU_MVdvrul_xwY1eM6S-vp0/s1600/photo+2-728711.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUNeQlrXcXY54kswbGHOJotBuH2_XO6LIS2K0ZUocywvjRfIYqMyzkMKyGcUO-df0yWWn5N_6xrIsfwewKnVEnjdobnFMXYCWepVy5kj3pXJWBhI0AF1_uIU_MVdvrul_xwY1eM6S-vp0/s320/photo+2-728711.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530137739937040290" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHnn52Aws6r3pMZcwdNvwNm6f6SajAxy5_VlELQTlTgvJbs2iZ6Sl6z1E4vvyMDecdiHYG3RRQXtmO1e8aY1vJYtFkfGKfexRa5qcW_y9zdQXK3Z5H4Mda7u4AELDGK4mMpq7muLKTfA8/s1600/photo+3-729878.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHnn52Aws6r3pMZcwdNvwNm6f6SajAxy5_VlELQTlTgvJbs2iZ6Sl6z1E4vvyMDecdiHYG3RRQXtmO1e8aY1vJYtFkfGKfexRa5qcW_y9zdQXK3Z5H4Mda7u4AELDGK4mMpq7muLKTfA8/s320/photo+3-729878.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530137744771489698" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsHVeBuHaFWHapstzWtkXhxgu4kpQE9pQ4Or5o3z_r27TEDO6y2PH5fHMMPq4xOFe-zUyMs2MnItvCDjil1MPT4r9x1feskfIsVlRShA6ug76qf7Q2b-Qc9d0EXleaBVGrVnaD_JabWEM/s1600/photo+4-730769.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsHVeBuHaFWHapstzWtkXhxgu4kpQE9pQ4Or5o3z_r27TEDO6y2PH5fHMMPq4xOFe-zUyMs2MnItvCDjil1MPT4r9x1feskfIsVlRShA6ug76qf7Q2b-Qc9d0EXleaBVGrVnaD_JabWEM/s320/photo+4-730769.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530137747004047714" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3lb8cGO-qlGQpfpW3CzDg5t_L8yPbcpdNrw1lErun-l_KlQF86HPHXm2mt1Sf9-hsGEDJqP6_6fq5v4M8-UCb1GpUdfGfXus51OgZhocaq-jxL2eqa4mHJasDqQApeWMfKGfYePP_JSs/s1600/photo+5-731867.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3lb8cGO-qlGQpfpW3CzDg5t_L8yPbcpdNrw1lErun-l_KlQF86HPHXm2mt1Sf9-hsGEDJqP6_6fq5v4M8-UCb1GpUdfGfXus51OgZhocaq-jxL2eqa4mHJasDqQApeWMfKGfYePP_JSs/s320/photo+5-731867.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530137752388730626" /></a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5884760196078255331.post-38361512680543855912010-10-13T06:32:00.000-07:002014-06-18T07:45:33.777-07:00Live Rescue video of Chile's Miners fron MSNBC<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi19vUBqLJwLd1yHN1x_1zEYBO43ZR-RYH_KC4TOJQDyQ94zjUvSxEDYCwzmkwfG0dSbIK2NxouecB9cTLOrZvlNyUTcn3n3-5Kv9Gr0xwztiTL3YQsudUf-9CX5zWt0caGPIDazEw8MTE/s1600/chile.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi19vUBqLJwLd1yHN1x_1zEYBO43ZR-RYH_KC4TOJQDyQ94zjUvSxEDYCwzmkwfG0dSbIK2NxouecB9cTLOrZvlNyUTcn3n3-5Kv9Gr0xwztiTL3YQsudUf-9CX5zWt0caGPIDazEw8MTE/s320/chile.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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If you have a little bit of time I think you should take a moment to listen (or read) about the US Navy's most important humanitarian rescue mission in history. This rescue mission took place 35 years ago in Vietnam and save the lives of 20,000-30,000 Vietnamese refugees.<br />
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The story is told in three parts so you can either listen to them back to back or over a few days if you'd rather.<br />
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You can listen to parts 2 and 3 but have to read part 1. <br />
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<ol><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2010/09/01/129585205/">After 35 Years, Unlikely Navy Caregivers Receive Recognition</a></span></li>
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<h1><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129554870"><span style="font-size: small;">35 Years On, Vietnam Heroes Reunited, Decorated</span></a><span style="font-size: small;"> (This is the best part)</span></h1></li>
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<h1><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129578263&ps=cprs"><span style="font-size: small;">At War's End, U.S. Ship Rescued South Vietnam's Navy</span></a></h1></li>
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<h1><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></h1>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5884760196078255331.post-58971336674460698902010-09-01T05:31:00.000-07:002014-06-18T07:45:33.798-07:00Wordless Wednesdays<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ih0rEVDke4U/TH2ss_yZWmI/AAAAAAAACMs/mCCGM4yX1OY/s1600/photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ih0rEVDke4U/TH2ss_yZWmI/AAAAAAAACMs/mCCGM4yX1OY/s320/photo.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12px;"> </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5884760196078255331.post-25138429465877437612010-08-29T09:02:00.000-07:002014-06-18T07:45:33.768-07:00Our Crazy Weather<div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA7cV2b0pC8NllyuEo2u5qiHle3qYyD48BlMW_dL7gOiNWghOY7MoOEqMo_x-Za0NGB0ajwYCJPA8YxJu9uNohdXux8pAwnOPrtKi-EKB7vDwqHt8qxZ9pg6pTw9ztP81J7kccUqW5Fng/s1600/photo-789525.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510863043969545634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA7cV2b0pC8NllyuEo2u5qiHle3qYyD48BlMW_dL7gOiNWghOY7MoOEqMo_x-Za0NGB0ajwYCJPA8YxJu9uNohdXux8pAwnOPrtKi-EKB7vDwqHt8qxZ9pg6pTw9ztP81J7kccUqW5Fng/s320/photo-789525.jpg" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5884760196078255331.post-43654413673548152032010-08-27T09:38:00.001-07:002014-06-18T07:45:33.788-07:00The chickens first egg!<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7bLKnxKjESxMhmb-MkiOy2mQ1hdMle8_-TFCa1H04fvZk5QIv_DYLIzSx_XV1NrNXCa75j_v5UR-qPsibvXGRPrEx65OeFgZqnbsoGQExYOhe6n7QdVcc3sF9McxJYHOls-UCN_b6OGU/s1600/photo-740015.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7bLKnxKjESxMhmb-MkiOy2mQ1hdMle8_-TFCa1H04fvZk5QIv_DYLIzSx_XV1NrNXCa75j_v5UR-qPsibvXGRPrEx65OeFgZqnbsoGQExYOhe6n7QdVcc3sF9McxJYHOls-UCN_b6OGU/s320/photo-740015.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510130109515914354" /></a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5884760196078255331.post-53880100081051568292010-08-25T06:08:00.000-07:002014-06-18T07:45:33.793-07:00Egg Recall<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRjE_aU0zfNZSHT8vAPdvjgFHMFpxSrV33fdr6DKuYTnY8W0TWIwIpsgFg_H7Iw9OlHpRpowjpZbVhHXtZjOeee_HavPKaz8QW00XJRU0rDZJn025k9CjGY4ejOKYvHPZNw-OcJ9KOTzY/s400/IMG_2899.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRjE_aU0zfNZSHT8vAPdvjgFHMFpxSrV33fdr6DKuYTnY8W0TWIwIpsgFg_H7Iw9OlHpRpowjpZbVhHXtZjOeee_HavPKaz8QW00XJRU0rDZJn025k9CjGY4ejOKYvHPZNw-OcJ9KOTzY/s320/IMG_2899.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12px;"> </span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">You should check out this post on the blog <a href="http://small-measure.blogspot.com/2010/08/stating-obvious.html">Small Measure</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5884760196078255331.post-37695243664961504362010-08-25T06:02:00.000-07:002014-06-18T07:45:33.774-07:00Ultra Marathon Man - Dean Karnazes<span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12px;">If you are into running or know of someone who is, I think you would enjoy this book. It is a quick and easy read about an ultra marathon runner. It follows his running life from middle school until he finishes several 199 mile runs. Along the way he runs the Western States 100 and a marathon to the South Pole. Enjoy! (I think I would just borrow this one from the library.) </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5884760196078255331.post-74353735061790893402010-08-11T20:42:00.000-07:002014-06-18T07:45:33.802-07:00Wordless Wednesday<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ix5PvXs0ep8UITPG0GyiPKmWzxpklllqkxKscgXYzqt0sti7iEBbPY3PwZxlKZQ09CJNDsPbavtyN_9JLZ7Zp6Pokcdrq25BMllI0KA9j9DRqgDIlTQUq44QhVaMpxG0_AXRbNtyS6I/s1600/photo-793463.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ix5PvXs0ep8UITPG0GyiPKmWzxpklllqkxKscgXYzqt0sti7iEBbPY3PwZxlKZQ09CJNDsPbavtyN_9JLZ7Zp6Pokcdrq25BMllI0KA9j9DRqgDIlTQUq44QhVaMpxG0_AXRbNtyS6I/s320/photo-793463.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504363918079673538" /></a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5884760196078255331.post-37282256614579516522010-07-21T06:17:00.000-07:002014-06-18T07:47:12.486-07:00Nesting Blocks - Quick and easy way to attract bees<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ih0rEVDke4U/TEOBP4ML7MI/AAAAAAAACLc/RSEp2JbRCXM/s1600/photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ih0rEVDke4U/TEOBP4ML7MI/AAAAAAAACLc/RSEp2JbRCXM/s320/photo.jpg" width="240" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our "new" bee nesting block</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Over this past weekend, we decided to build a small bee nesting block with the hope of attracting some solitary bees to help pollinate the garden. I read that there are over 5000 types of solitary bees and 1500+ here in Nevada.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><blockquote><pre><i><b>Solitary bee</b></i> (Zool.), any species of bee which does not
form communities.</pre></blockquote>Solitary bees are pretty neat little things. After they find the nesting block, they will choose a hole size they like and move in. They go to the very back and start building egg cells and laying eggs as they move their way back towards the entrance. They then packing in some pollen and nectar and seal the hole up. When the eggs hatch, the larva will eat the polling/nectar. Once they turn into a bee, they will dig there way out into the open and join the world.<br />
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Building a nesting block is pretty simple. I grab a piece of unpainted/unstained/untreated scrap 4x4 and then drilled lots of different sized holes into it with my drill press. I then added a slanted roof to help keep the rain off and hung it on the wall near the garden. Two days later, the bees have moved in!<br />
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A nice thing about solitary bees is that they are not very aggressive because they have no hive to defend.<br />
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