Colorado

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We just returned from a trip to Colorado to visit friends.  We landed the Cessna at Boulder Airport after a 7.5 hr flight from Belzoni.  This was the longest x-country flight to date and it went off without a hitch. … Continue reading

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A 54″ Oak makes lots of boards

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Below are a couple of pics of the monster red oak we recently milled into 1×6’s, 1×3’s and slabs.   The tree was one of six that my granddad planted around the house back in the 1930’s.  The trees are … Continue reading

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Simple Dinner

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The garden is starting to bear fruit.   Zuchhini and yellow squash have been producing well for the past two weeks.  Tomatoes are about to start turning pink.  We are about to be covered up in them!  Basil is making enough leaves … Continue reading

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Bird Photos – Photo Gallery Test

Here are some bird photographs from the back of the farm.  Disregard the “error” messages and click SL at bottom right for a slide show or FS for a full screen view.  This is a test.  Let me know what you think about the presentation.

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Farm “moist soils” conservation area pics

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Two summers ago we built a water impoundment levee on the low end of the farm.  The purpose of this area was to catch farm runoff, provide a settling pond for that runoff and to provide a wetland habitat for … Continue reading

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Panama

Here are some selected photos from the Panama trip.  Most are birds photographed in the parks around Panama City (Soberania and Metropolitano NP’s) and there are some other random shots from El Valle and from Coiba Island where we did … Continue reading

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Panama

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We are currently exploring the Soberania National Park in Panama. The park runs more or less parallel and south East of the Panama canal. The park is bisected by “Pipeline Road” where the US built an emergency fuel delivery pipeline … Continue reading

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Garlic

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Surprise harvest These elephant garlic grew “volunteer” from last years crop.  Since they were kind of in the way, I dug them a bit early to make room for other stuff.  One of these is softball sized.  The main garlic … Continue reading

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Wood ducks start another season

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Wood Ducks usually come to the MS Delta around mid February and start looking for nest sites. Usually, good nest sites (including the man-made nest boxes) get used twice during the nesting season. One hen gets her brood hatched and … Continue reading

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New Canon 7D takes on the blue winged teal

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I’ve finally decided to take the plunge and get back in to photography after a 30 year hiatus.  I chose the Canon EOS 7D and dropped in a couple of pics to show what my first day was like.  The … Continue reading

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