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by Mike on June 10, 2009

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by Mike on June 10, 2009

But officials said extremely poor visibility has hampered efforts to guide ships to the spot where the debris was sighted, and France’s Transportation Minister Dominique Bussereau said his country’s searchers have found no signs of the Airbus A330. Before more…

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June 10, 2009

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News @ 7: Live, From the Middle of Nowhere!

June 2, 2009

News at Channel 7 (Roanoke VA) that is, and I’m not actually sure about the time. Whenever Bob Grebe is doing the morning news tomorrow–in the morning and possibly again at noon.
Bob and camera man Len were out here last Wednesday filming on a day with just barely enough light but thankfully without rain for [...]

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Snake-Infested

May 30, 2009

You know you’re a hopeless tree-hugger if…
…you are tickled all to pieces when you see three different snakes within 100 yards of your house within as many days.
I pulled back the black plastic to finish up the late spring ritual of putting the wood stacks to simmer and dry under cover over the warm months. [...]

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Pretty. Pink. And Free

May 30, 2009

I look forward to spending another hour on the Parkway this week, weather permitting.
And in that parameter, I’d have to include the wind as a major factor. It is not the photographer’s friend.
No problem for distant shots, landscapes, even people (provided they’re not so frail that they sway in the lightest breeze like these Geraniums [...]

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The Ominous Plight of the Salamander

May 30, 2009

The very first day that I met a salamander face to face, the day I held one in my hand, I became an admirer of amphibians and an ally for their cause for the rest of my life.
That first meeting was exactly 40 years ago. I had become friends with a first year zoology grad [...]

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Greeking

November 2, 2008

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WordPress 2.7 beta test post

November 2, 2008

This is a test post using WordPress 2.7 beta.
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