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We’re making progress. All the plants are being chosen by Tammy to attract butterflies, bees and similar pollinators. The lower garden (a shade garden) is designed to be a refuge for birds with fresh water and open dirt for bathing. Tammy I’m sure will create a more in depth entry on our [...]
I’m currently out on the NOAA Ship Nancy Foster, working for NURC but thought I would throw out a quick hello and a picture for everyone…
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Cetecea
Sub Order: Mysticeti
Family: Balaenopteridae
Genus: Megaptera
Species: Megaptera novaeangliae
Rest — Notice the swallow behind and to the left of the boys.
Originally uploaded by eclectic echoes.
Last weekend we went to the Mystic Seaport’s 29th Annual Sea Music Festival, (more on the music later) we all had a blast at the festival and Johann had a grand time. One of the things he always wants [...]
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Originally uploaded by eclectic echoes.
Tammy and I figured out a potentially cheap way to make our own little plankton tow which we could use to make monthly or biweekly plankton community surveys. Real plankton tow nets run $150+ for a small one (I’m hoping we can “buy” one off a pair of retiring professors). We [...]
Monarch Caterpillar
Originally uploaded by eclectic echoes.
This was from a few years ago, but it relates to today as well. It is a late instar monarch caterpillar (Danaus plexippus) about 10 of which Johann raised as a summer project. The hardest part was finding their food. The caterpillars eat milkweeds, which, being weeds, most people [...]
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Originally uploaded by eclectic echoes.
It’s been awhile since I did much photography. A bit here and there but not enough, and I haven’t posted much either. Family, work and school keep me too busy. (Mostly school and work) but I am resolved to make sure to enjoy life more than these last two semesters [...]
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