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In my companion article to this piece, I wrote that one of the top reasons that stargazing is the ultimate outdoor pursuit is because of the real world drama played out in the nightly motions of the stars and other celestial objects. A recent night of stargazing which I recently enjoyed in the remot...

The wait is over and I've rewarded your patience with not one, but TWO brand new companion posts. It's a bit different in style, but I was really moved by my stargazing experience in Big Bend over New Year's and felt compelled to write about it. But really it's not that far off topic - working and s...

I've noticed that since I've started advertising this site, we've been getting large amounts of page views. I'd love for people to join our community. Because it's so early in its development, you can have a big impact in setting the tone and direction for the forum. Please don't be shy and feel fre...

Saw this guy at my feeder recently. Finally had some time to touch it up. I submitted it to Birds & Blooms today, hoping to become a published photographer. A rare time when I was happy to see a squirrel.

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I see this post is getting a lot of views - lurkers come join us! I'd love to hear your thoughts. Signing up is easy and free and this site has no ads and isn't commercialized in any way. In fact, I lose money keeping the domain name. There are many reasons why I created this forum, but ad revenue i...

Is this what you had in mind?

aldiquarter wrote: ↑January 23rd, 2024, 3:47 pm Needs more posters!

Yes, but what are you doing to help make this happen?

I changed some things so the version on the website reads a bit different now. Hopefully it's better so you may want to give that version a try

I just wanted to take a moment to thank everyone who's joined up so far for being here and participating and helping to bring my vision to life. I'm going to start advertising this board soon and I hope my holiday gift to you can be lots of new friends to share with. Thanks and all the best in 2024

I included this in my latest blog post, but I wanted to have it here also. I consider it one of my greatest hits

Just in time for Christmas, Kwanzaa, Yule, Saturnalia, and solstice (actually a bit late for that), my latest blog post. It's longer and less fun than my previous ones, but I think the issues I discuss deserve attention and shouldn't be ignored because they're more serious. Read the original (with c...

Yeah I was a big fan of the Jerky Boys back in the day. Imagine a whole generation of people not knowing what a prank call is and this harmless outlet for mischievous youth no longer available. I gave and received many in my time.

According to this post viewtopic.php?p=110#p110 the issue seems to be fixed (for now) and no [] tags are required. Let's hope that it stays fixed. Please let me know if you run into trouble again.

Also didn't get the message in spam, but when I tried to do the "media" thing to post righteous ben folds fives songs it said I couldn't use certain BBcodes Grrr. I believe I've fixed it. Please try again and let me know how it goes. It turns out there's a setting one has to adjust for ju...

Oh gosh, I put the reply I meant to put here in the other thread I started. Sorry. For future reference you can edit your post for a certain amount of time after you post it (30 or 60 minutes). If you post something by mistake and it's within the window (or you decide you want to take down what you...

Fantastic! What's the deal with these birds and what were you doing with them? The short answer is that they're obligate grassland grouse. (Distantly) related to turkeys, quail, partridges, and (very distantly) domestic chickens. The longer answer is that my research focused on behavior, breeding b...

I noticed that when I was looking as a guest, I couldn't see the photos in the photo thread. It said I didn't have access to the attachments or whatever. I sure am glad I can see 'em now - those are cool! Being from a grassy part of the country I've spent a lot of time in grasslands and really appr...

First....girl! Maybe? Lol. Intrepid female technician and explorer from the Upper Midwest. Not afraid to be the only female and I can hang with the boys but hoping more of my feminine counterparts will join. Dick pics sent. Check PM's. ;) :? mods...? No need, I didn't see anything in there. I guess...

Also, just as a note in case you were curious, I came across the gravesites in Bighorn National Forest in Wyoming. They were just out there, pretty far in on a trail. It was pretty remote; even in the middle of summer I didn't see a single person on that trail and I was out there all day. I was just...

Those are all your photos on the website version? They are. For now I'm trying to avoid using stock photos and to have my style associated with the blog posts to go with my writing. I may run out at some point or have to dig through my outtakes and B-sides. Also I don't put the photos on here becau...