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Relaxing with Song Birds Beats and Mimicry

A point of usage. British English speaks of birders as bird watchers, though the American term birder is finding its way into British English. But never call a birder a twitcher. They take it as an insult, for twitchers are those who flock to ...

frankbeswick, 9 days ago

Relaxing with Song Birds Beats and Mimicry

One of the things I love most about birding is that it helps people to become environmentally conscious and active. Well written article.

MBC, 9 days ago

Evidence of Meteorites

This is fairly new information, I just learned of it in the last year. I believe the icy is the farthest out. They both are in the region between Mars and Jupiter. They are being studied as craft pass through the region to the outer planets.

blackspanielgallery, 9 days ago

Evidence of Meteorites

I was unaware that the asteroids formed a double belt.

frankbeswick, 10 days ago

What to Do With All Those Collected Seashells

You seem to have an amazing collection of seashells and really know what to do with the beautiful shells. With the artistry, one can turn it to an object of home decor. I like the idea of using it with Glass Table Lamps - very creative.

WriterArtist, 10 days ago

Relaxing with Song Birds Beats and Mimicry

Well I love birds, so I enjoyed this article. Living in Florida means there are birds around all the time. In my backyard I regularly see cardinals, catbirds, wrens, and bluejays. There are others which I can't identify, and then there are ...

dustytoes, 11 days ago

3-D Printers

No, this actually builds an object you can hold. It does not print to paper.

blackspanielgallery, 12 days ago

3-D Printers

The 3-D printer looks creative and the projects look elaborate. Perhaps, it is useful for Graphics designer and a user of 3 dimensional projects. Does it have a 2D print mode too?

WriterArtist, 12 days ago

Shinrin-Yoku: Forest Bathing Year-Round, Indoors and Outdoors, for All

Reading this article brought memories of me walking in forest and farmlands. I for one always prefer greener areas to movies and theaters. For me waterfalls, National parks and Nature hold more promising moments than skyscrapers and urban areas. ...

WriterArtist, 12 days ago

Saving the Celtic Rainforest

Celtic refers to the cultural/broad ethnic group inhabiting the west of the British Isles. Scholars used to class the Scots, Cornish, Welsh, Irish, Manx and Bretons as Celts.As this forest is in Wales it is named the Celtic Rain Forest. ...

frankbeswick, 12 days ago

Saving the Celtic Rainforest

I am really happy that these areas of forest reserves are inaccessible. Only due to the difficult terrains have these rainforests survived. Many of India's jungles and world's rainforests have fallen prey to illegal poachers and thieves who ...

WriterArtist, 12 days ago

Alternative Power: When the Power Source Fails

These are huge batteries and are rechargeable. They are not found in a pack. Mine has wheels to move it about. They must be kept charged, so if you have one that has not been recharged for several months it needs to be brought back to full ...

blackspanielgallery, 13 days ago

Alternative Power: When the Power Source Fails

blackspanielgallery, Thank you for the practicalities and products. Battery failure contributed to the Fukushima disaster. How often do you have to check batteries? How confident may one be of defect-proof batteries within a pack?

DerdriuMarriner, 13 days ago

Landscaping Shade Garden with Hydrangeas

Two different colours, pink and blue, suggests a pH of about 6.5-7. White hydrangeas do not change colour, so no conclusions about soil can be drawn from white hydrangeas.

frankbeswick, 13 days ago

The Monk Who Went Missing

Shraddda, your response is what I hoped for. Some people would have shrugged and said, "So what!" but you did not. You clearly felt the pain and injustice of the disappearance. How such happenings fit into the great scheme of things is beyond ...

frankbeswick, 13 days ago