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'They saw them on their dishes when eating': The mushroom making people hallucinate dozens of tiny humans

Only recently described by science, the mysterious mushrooms are found in different parts of the world, but they give people the same exact visions. Every year, doctors at a hospital in the Yunnan Province of China brace themselves for an influx of people with an unusual complai

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Mt Washington Observatory Current Conditions

Check out the weather on Mt. Washington! NH here. My wife and I love watching what extreme weather does up on the mountain. Hope you will, too. brrrr

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Mood Rings

I recently bought and wore a mood ring to a counselor session. It’s an authentic vintage, 1” oval off the Ebay. She didn’t say a word. I was real casual about it. I waited until she asked how I was feeling about something. I looked at it and said, “Anxious?” We both had a good l

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Bird Art

This is a life size golden eagle made of willow with epoxy resin feet and hand painted cabochons for eyes.

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Dominique

We keep Dominiques. America’s first breed of chicken! They are a dual purpose, winter hardy bird that lays plenty of medium sized eggs. Their flat combs don’t freeze and they wear fluffy bloomers. They could use some good press as their popularity has faded. They are more than go

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Whitetail and twins

For 15 years that I have lived here, and certainly long before a doe felt safe here. Not the same doe, but probably one that was born here. She hides them in the daytime and I catch them on the game camera at night. They eat my kale. I always plant extra for me and protect some f

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Northern Cardinal

Since moving to their range I have loved having these in my yard.

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Gladiolus ironmanus.

I was looking at a garden of gladioli and thought, “Those are Iron Man colors.” Oil on canvas.

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Vagrant Cattle Egret in New Hampshire

We found this guy on our driveway, exhausted, in ’23. Spring plumage. We live less than five miles from the Connecticut River and figure he must have flown the whole way up from the coast. He hung out with our domestic ducks for the day. He followed them around while they dabbled

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Deinonychus in willow

I was commissioned to make any Therapoda that would demonstrate features found in modern birds. I chose Deinonychus. They were amazing beasts. I found John Ostrom’s original research and there was no other choice. Seventy two teeth, cartilaginous rods stiffening the tail, those t

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15d

Bluebird claims a nestbox early.

Isn’t kidding around.

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23d

Cinnamon Roll

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Sunset reflected in the barn window

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Dec 22nd

At the bird feeder

Tufted Titmouse, Northern Cardinal, female Purple Finch

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Dec 17th

How have I never heard of Moomins until now?

What a great cartoon series. If only I knew of it when the kids were small. I found it on tv.garden. Are you familiar with it? Any ideas who could play the characters in a live action version? Little My? SnorkMaiden? : )

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Dec 16th

Chickadees at the feeder

The Chickadees stay all winter. Fun fact: At night they find a spot, fluff up, and shiver to stay warm. We get to -15°f in the winter. I’m glad to give them some fuel.

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Dec 12th

Gas explosion in San Francisco Bay Area damages homes, 6 taken to hospitals

A gas explosion set off a major fire in a San Francisco Bay Area (Ashland, near Hayward) neighborhood on Thursday after obliterating at least one home, blowing out windows and shaking nearby houses. Six people were taken to hospitals for injuries, fire officials said. Pacific Ga

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Dec 11th

Chimps are sticking grass and sticks in their butts, seemingly as a fashion trend

A group of chimpanzees in Zambia have resurrected an old fashion trend with a surprising new twist. Fifteen years after a female chimpanzee named Julie first stuck a blade of grass into her ear and started a hot new craze among her cohort at the Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage, an

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Dec 10th

Avian flu suspected after dozens of geese found dead in Lockport

Another mass die-off of Canada geese has been found in southern Manitoba, this time north of Winnipeg. It hasn't been confirmed how the birds died, but a biologist with the Canadian Wildlife Service suspects it was from the avian flu, which killed more than 100 geese in Nivervill

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Dec 5th

Random Loon

Lake Umbagog, New Hampshire. Exactly where you expect to find such a loon.

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Nov 27th

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'They saw them on their dishes when eating': The mushroom making people hallucinate dozens of tiny humans

Mt Washington Observatory Current Conditions

Mood Rings

Bird Art

Dominique

Whitetail and twins

Northern Cardinal

Gladiolus ironmanus.

Vagrant Cattle Egret in New Hampshire

Deinonychus in willow

Bluebird claims a nestbox early.

Cinnamon Roll

Sunset reflected in the barn window

At the bird feeder

How have I never heard of Moomins until now?

Chickadees at the feeder

Gas explosion in San Francisco Bay Area damages homes, 6 taken to hospitals

Chimps are sticking grass and sticks in their butts, seemingly as a fashion trend

Avian flu suspected after dozens of geese found dead in Lockport

Random Loon

Happy Thanksgiving

My favorite piece of packing foam in its forever home

Got a minute to discuss a rumor?

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