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I Waited For Rain....And It Came....

Yesterday I showed you my new Rain Gauge. Now see it today FULL of rain! What??? I put this in my plant yesterday and yesterday evening it began to rain. Off and

Summer Blossoms So Big and Bright - by Sunscape

My goodness, the flowers have grown so tall with huge blossoms, with all the rain and summer heat this year. They certainly have made my gardens look amazing, and

A cloudy battle for freedom.

Not very good light conditions but I persevered and it worked out well. As I watched the show, of the cloud on the mountain peak, I saw something interesting.

Brown Air Means Wildfire Season...

There was an alert in my email this morning, letting me know that our regional Fire Department and then Forest Service have raised the fire danger level to

Waiting For Rain...

Hello! I'm off of work for the day and I'm happy about that! We have been having a REALLY hot summer this year. It's not that in the past we haven't had some hot

Gathering Monarch Butterfly Eggs - Hatching Starts Again - by Sunscape

I have seen two Monarchs so far this month, and the female has started laying eggs on the patch of Milkweed at the edge of my yard. I went out as soon as I spotted

Beauty of sunrays on a misty day.

I love the character effect of sunrays in photos. So now in here, I have 10 shots to show you what I mean. We are always on the lookout for something special in

Hive Thrive #66: Little old me?

I'm taking a break from my Wisconsin travel posts today to talk about a really cool experience I just had. It was way back in April when I was first approached about

Retirement? What Retirement?

My dad retired shortly before he turned 60. Sadly, he passed away from a stroke shortly after turning 60. Pretty sad. Regardless, he was pretty much "set for

Devils Lake - A Short Hike in the Central Oregon Cascades

Last month my daughter came to Central Oregon to pay me a visit. We decided to get out for a little adventure so we headed up the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway out

I was blown out of the water...

As I have never seen a Moorhen catching a fish. My thought was that moorhens only eat algae and aquatic plants, but not so, as I will show you in here that they

Oklahoma is OK

This past weekend, my wife and I had the chance to drive down to Clarkston, MI to a place called Pine Knob to see a couple of bands. I'll write more about that in

The Stupid, it Burns!

I am well aware that I probably should be using ad blocking software on all my devices, so I guess I'll hang my head in shame and admit that I don't. It's probably

My Second "Real" Job

This post was inspired by @beelzebubba's post about his second job. Like his, mine was being a dishwasher at a restaurant. image credit As a teen, I started out

Sharing A Quick Moment.....

....or 2.... or 3... The moment I intended to sit down and share was my celebration that..... it is NOT tomorrow. I love a quick nap after work to reset. It is not

Conclusion - QT Exits the Hive Portal

It is time, to follow my heart. Source:  Creator Alexas_Fotos on Pixabay In my introduction, I mentioned not beginning to publish content, for over a year after

Too Much Past and Not Enough Presence

The raging wildfires and the air quality fiasco that’s followed in this part of the world got me thinking about how bad the quality of the air was for us every single

Harvesting & Preserving Week - Zucchini, Raspberries, Kale, & Potatoes - by Sunscape

The squash is coming in faster than I can use it. Thus, this week we had a heavy rainstorm, so I picked what I could ahead of it. Then I had to figure out what to

Not one, but two.

I normally only get them in isolation, meaning only one bird, but not today. Now here's a question for you: If you look at the picture above, which one is the male,

Useless Product "Improvements"

While I am well aware that part of my inspiration for writing this post is purely related to the fact that I was born and lived in a pre-internet and pre-smartphone