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I had to find a picture so I would know what to say

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169534) • United States 16 Sep 18

Yesterday we went and enjoyed a nature center fairly near by. We read some indoor exibits, then stepped out onto the deck. To our left we saw this little guy eating hands full of black sunflower seeds. He was not scared at all....

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A real "bentwood" rocker

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169534) • United States 21 Aug 17

I would love to have this room for a living room. It was mostly enclosed by glass. In it were some "wildlife" themed comfy furniture and this rocking chair made of real bent wood probably saplings. Oh, and hubby was in it. This...

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Our day had a detour

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169534) • United States 19 Aug 17

The plan was: Hubby would work on cars, I would go to to the herb class. After a quick lunch, we would go to shop in the town half an hour away. On our way there we were going to stop at a lake to get our Lifetime National Park...

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I forgot about the snake

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169534) • United States 29 Mar 16

Did that get your attention? It did mine! At the nature center I leaned up against a retaining wall made of stacked rocks. Slick as a whistle here comes a snake out from under it, across the sidewalk and under the bushes. I...

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Soaking Up Sunshine

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169534) • United States 28 Mar 16

Hubby and I decided to have a vacation day after going for a big family visit over the weekend. I had a doctor's appointment first thing. We then had brunch before going to a small Kansas Wildlife zoo, the Carey Park Zoo. We also...

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Minnesota Wild Ferns

webeishere @webeishere (36313) • United States 27 Jun 08

I have a lot of wild frens growing around my yards. They are very hardy withstanding the Minnesota cold winters. They get to be about 2 feet tall and maybe a foot in diameter. Now during my walk through the local nature center...

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Creek Bed

webeishere @webeishere (36313) • United States 24 Jun 08

My wife and I went for a LONG walk through the local Nature Center near us on Sunday after I had a busy weekend. It was peaceful and soothing. This is a shot of one of the small creeks in the nature centers paths. We sat watching...

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Woodpecker

webeishere @webeishere (36313) • United States 24 Feb 08

This is a shot of one of the local species of Woodpeckers here in Minnesota. I am not sure what species it is so any help indentifying this would be greatly appreciated. This was taken at a feeding area that Springbrook Nature...

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Holy Tree?

webeishere @webeishere (36313) • United States 24 Feb 08

This is a photo of a tree from a local Nature Center neare my home in Minnesota. It was taken in October of 2007. I love the way it grew with this hole in the branch. There was a bird that had landed inside this hole. But by the...

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