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PEOPLE ask me
sometimes what makes a good gardener? I am reminded of what a friend told
me when I bought Heronswood, our rare plant nursery in Washington. He said
if you can survive one complete winter in Seattle without leaving, and you
are willing to try another year, you are a survivor, you can be a resident
if you want. Perhaps it's not a
neat or perfect comparison, but I like to say that if you can garden one
full season--dig in the ground outside in the summer time several hours a
day all summer, digging lots of holes on your hands and knees and still
want to do it again next year-- you're a gardener.(Iowan in his
garden by Tom Patrick)
It is as simple and unmistakable as that. Everyone knows if they're a gardener or not, and everyone knows who the gardeners are. It is very similar to pet ownership. It is not a subject of fashion--in fact gardening is--anti-fashion.. Like--anti-matter--it's very real. People garden to get away from... Read On | ||||
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By Ron and Sharon
McConathy SCENES containing large bright areas, such as beach or snow scenes, can challenge both film and digital photographers. On sunny days the range of brightness between the highlights and darkest shadows can be as extreme as it gets, easily over 12 f-stops. The best film and
digital sensors can only hold 5 to 7 f-stops of detail. This narrow range
of exposure will hold the delicate shades of light-colored hues that
appear in the image. This means that proper exposure is important to
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By Joe
Doggett HOUSTON, TX--I was contemplating the dreary afternoon prospect of "putting in a loop" on the Memorial Park jogging trail when the outdoors desk phone rang. The buzzing belonged to my cousin, Vernon McGaw. "Doug May just called," McGaw said. "He says a big snake is in a tree on the esplanade on Mason Road. He wants to know if we'll come rescue it." "Well, how did it
get in a tree in the middle of the street?" I asked.
"Doug was driving home and and saw it shoot across the road. It made it without getting hit, then...Read On | ||
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This albino doe
fawn was a twin to a normally colored male fawn. They were born in a
commercial deer farm in Bedford County, PA. Photojournalist Tim Flanigan,
Nature Exposure, says he often assists the deer farmer and discovered this
fawn shortly after it was born just prior to daylight in May 2005. Within
one day of life, the yellowish tint left its hair leaving it a brilliant
white.
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How To Feed
Wild Birds From Your Hand! YOUR BACKYARD BIRDS can be landing on your shoulder and taking food from your hand. With a little encouragement, some birds will accept you as a natural part of their environment—perhaps even as a friend. It's not difficult to win the trust of the guests at your feeders. Here's how to do it: Read On Try Wild Bergamot In Your Habitat Bush Tells
National Parks To Cut 20 percent of Budget
I'M SURE YOU are aware of the financial difficulty all parks--local, state and national--are in today. The national parks alone have backlogged maintenance of $5 billion. You know what the problem with America's national parks is? Profligacy. So says the Bush administration, which has ordered the parks to demonstrate that they can function with 80 percent of their current operating budgets. Bush is also proposing to cut about $100 million from...Read On | ||
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 Tom Patrick email: wildlife@windstar.org
phone: 301-293-3351
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