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eskerlab
Sep 1, 20241 min read
Busy in the Garden
I realize that I haven't posted anything here since Memorial Day. It being Labor Day Weekend and all, I guess summer is officially over....
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eskerlab
May 27, 20241 min read
Primavera 2024
Spring is here and summer is fast approaching. Below are some recent photos of just a few of my favorite things.
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eskerlab
May 9, 20241 min read
New Arrivals
Spring migration is in full swing as the plant and insect life blossoms and provides food and shelter for the birds. Spring return dates...
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eskerlab
Apr 28, 20241 min read
Everything is so GREEN!!!!
Wow! Spring has arrived and the birds are busting out their brightest and most vibrant colors of the year. We had our first visit by a...
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eskerlab
Apr 13, 20242 min read
Another Week and More Sunshine!
The Cats of the Esker We adopted two stray cats in January and are slowing attempting to domesticate them. Ash and Maslow are about seven...
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eskerlab
Apr 8, 20241 min read
A Weekend and Sunny Skies
After a bleak few weeks of early spring weather we finally had two days of sunshine. You know what that means? Yes, quality time outdoors...
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eskerlab
Mar 3, 20241 min read
The Return of the False Spring
This has been one of the mildest winters that I can recall and lately it feels like spring has arrived early. On February 27, we had a...
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eskerlab
Feb 14, 20241 min read
Black Walnut Lantern
Lanterns are my favorite type of wood project to build and black walnut is my favorite wood species. But until now, I'd never built a...
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eskerlab
Jan 28, 20241 min read
Wishing Frames
Under the watchful eye of Ed the Peace-Out Frog, I built a couple of new wishing frames in the Birdlab this week.
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eskerlab
Jan 14, 20241 min read
Busy in the Birdlab
I rarely take my cameras out birding in late December and early January. Why? Well, during this time of year the skies are either dark or...
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eskerlab
Nov 18, 20231 min read
Enter the Dark Season
With the end of Daylight Saving Time on November 5th, the dark season has officially begun. With each day, we see less and less of the...
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eskerlab
Oct 14, 20232 min read
Hope is the thing with wings.....
In 1861, Emily Dickinson wrote a poem titled, "Hope is the thing with feathers". It's a poem about eternal hope which can be seen in...
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eskerlab
Sep 11, 20231 min read
Coast to Coast in the U.P.
We finished out the summer U.P. trip with visits to Marquette on the shores of Lake Superior and the mouth of the Cut River on Lake...
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eskerlab
Sep 8, 20231 min read
On The Alvar
In late September we visited Michigan's Drummond Island to see the largest remaining high quality alvar in North America. "Alvar" is a...
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eskerlab
Sep 8, 20231 min read
No Hassle In Hessel, Michigan
We recently spent three nights at the Last Chance Lakehouse in Hessel, Michigan. It was a beautiful home located across the street from...
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eskerlab
Sep 4, 20231 min read
Sugar Cube Power and Bathing in Waxwings
Sugar Cube Power Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds (Archilochus colubris) and Cedar Waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum) my grabbed my full attention...
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eskerlab
Aug 26, 20231 min read
Epic Thunderstorm
A Midwest Tropical Storm descended on Hogsback Acre on the evening of August 24th. The powerful winds, rain, and strobe-like lightning...
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eskerlab
Aug 19, 20231 min read
Allegany State Park
We visited Allegany State Park in western New York from August 11th through the 13th. Despite my long history of tent camping, this was...
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eskerlab
Jun 17, 20231 min read
A Brief Drought Delay
A quarter inch of rain and some cooler days did nothing to stop the drought, but it allowed us to take a day off from watering all of the...
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eskerlab
Jun 11, 20231 min read
This Week in the Drought
Our last measurable rain occurred on May 20th. There is a chance of some rain today, but with 22 days of no rain and tons of sun, the...
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