Archive for October, 2008
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
Weekly Nature Quote…John Muir
Nature is always lovely, invincible, glad, whatever is done and suffered by her creatures. All scars she heals, whether in rocks or water or sky or hearts.
- John Muir
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Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008
Weekly Nature Quote…Audubon
A true conservationist is a man who knows
that the world is not given by his father but borrowed from his children.
- James Audubon
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Wednesday, October 15th, 2008
Weekly Nature Quote…Rossetti
Who has seen the wind?
Neither you nor I;
But when the trees bow down their heads,
the wind is passing by.
- Christina Rossetti
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Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
Weekly Nature Quote…Wordsworth
Nature never did betray the heart that loved her.
- Wordsworth
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Sunday, October 5th, 2008
Great Bird Walk at Bles Park
Andy Rabin led a family bird walk at Bles Park in eastern Loudoun Co on Saturday morning. Most of the warblers we saw were close and gave us great views.
The following is the report that we also posted on eBird:
Location: Bles Park
Observation date: 10/4/08
Notes: Andy Rabin led a Family Bird walk at Bles Park in [...]
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Sunday, October 5th, 2008
Rain Barrel Workshops Offered by County
Rain barrels are a great way to capture the fresh rain as it runs off your roof (and you’d be amazed at how quickly a 50 gallon drum fills up!). We have three of them set up at our house and I love using them for watering our plants and rinsing my hands after digging [...]
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Wednesday, October 1st, 2008
Weekly Nature Quote…John Muir
I only went for a walk and finally concluded to stay out til sundown,
for going out, I found, was really going in.
- John Muir
