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One mystery solved!
I returned to the Jack Pine trail first thing this morning, and while I didn't see the mystery bird that I mistook for a Kingbird yesterday I certainly heard his distinctive voice again! It turns out he is an Alder Flycatcher. -
CWF photography contest update
I checked out the CWF's Reflections of Nature website today to see if they had chosen a winner for June. Turns out they have... obviously neither of my photos won. While the bull moose one is great and deserved to win, I think the photo of the fawn - while cute and adorable - just isn't as moving ( Read more... ) -
First snapdragon blossom!
I got home today to discover one of my snapdragon blossoms has opened! What's interesting is that the closed buds look purple but the colour inside is a reddish-orange! Will have to take a picture tomorrow!
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Cats!
Just because everyone else has been posting updates on their cats ( Read more... ) -
User info page
I updated my user info page to go along with my new journal title. It's a bit lengthy but it's me. And probably more honest than it really needs to be for a public page but oh well. -
Snapdragons!
A couple of my snapdragons have buds on them now! -
New journal title
I changed the title of my journal to "Moondreamings". Just because I was bored with my old one ( Read more... ) -
Still no blooms
Although the red salvia bud has gotten redder, it still hasn't opened. We got lots of rain last night and today, and I think some of the plants look bigger already. Maybe tomorrow...! -
Chipmunk update
This afternoon I saw two chipmunks in my backyard at the same time. I wasn't sure if I had two different ones or not, but now I am.
They cleaned me out of peanuts. -
LJ Code
Just thought I'd share some LJ code that I use in my journal. Including all the smileys which I am inordinately fond of! Note - replace the [ and ] square brackets with < and >. I recommend copying and pasting these commands into Notepad or wordpad with the right brackets - that way they are there whenever you need them!
Inserting images:[img ( Read more... )