Thursday 5/20/10 birds, biking, beer
Thursday 5/20/10
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she was hanging
out in our back yard this morning but she starting flying
before I could focus the camera.
Birds are notorious for not cooperating.
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a friend asked how I knew the eggs i were showing you
were really BLUEBIRD eggs…. and i figured if Denise
was wondering maybe someone else was wondering too,
but was afraid to ask?
SIZE is one way.
ALSO —I know the eggs are bluebirds
b/c I see the bluebirds going IN the nest box.
Robins generally do not use nest boxes (enclosed)
Robins generally do not use nest boxes (enclosed)
they make nests in trees or other crazy places they can find –
like on top of outdoor ceiling fans or rain gutters…….
like on top of outdoor ceiling fans or rain gutters…….
(neighbors of mine have seen both venues)
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Another question posed was…..
What beetle is it that gives birth to meal worms?
Mealworms are the larva form of the mealworm beetle.
AND …. as the above life cycle indicates …..
mealworms really aren’t WORMS at all — they are larva.
SEE?? Picture of the Day is EDUCATIONAL as well as ENTERTAINING!
strive to Learn Something New Every Day
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and we have ANOTHER Bluebird egg…
yay 🙂
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5/20/10 Thursday night bike group & we had two others join late.
Michael IS in the photo this week b/c our friend Joyce
(broken pelvis) took the photo (but did not bike).
Michael, Helen, Howard, Adam, Mary, Amazon Joe & Dean.
We rode 23 miles tonight. (ytd 238 miles for helcha)
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Joyce & granddaughter Madeline (refusing photo)
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Madeline cooperating
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1/2 way through our ride – Wycombe Train Station
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One of the roads we cycled on is called TURKEYTROT.
I love that name….
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After biking (& showering….) we had an impromptu
beer tasting with neighbors.
Do you recognize any of the beers?
ALL were good 🙂
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“Giving up is the final solution to a temporary
problem.”
problem.”
~Gerta Weissman
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Do you own your things
OR do your things own you?
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What would helen do? 