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We have a spot on the water in the PNW. We see eagles everyday. They are mainly bald eagles but every now and then we see golden eagles. They like to hang out there on some of our trees overlooking the water. Them golden eagles are huge and absolutely amazing. Every bit of a good 30% larger than...

Hi Rich, Hey ya know it’s not really easy for me to give your site money. I don’t know why but that is my take on this. I have no problem piching in other than using PayPal. I kinda hate using that. Probably not the only one with those thoughts. I actually thought that once it is set up you...

I am considering doing this. Have any of you done this? My old back can no longer handle a weed eater for an area off this size. I have a couple of acres in the Washington Olympic Penninsula that will have blackberry vine issues if I am not on top of it. I am striving to be totally green so I...

Retirement. I can’t believe I am actually saying this but it is getting close. We just bought our retirement home. More than I think I deserve .

Greetings all, So this past warm season I changed out my tort habitats. I went from a 100 ft x 7 ft block enclosure with a divider to 2-20 x 20 foot welded fence with proper hides and shade systems for my 2 fair sized torts. The welded fence sections are the stuff you can get at Home Depot that...

We really liked this. Got to swim with 7 of these beautiful creatures.

I installed this last week and really like it. This smart doorbell is really cool . It sends alerts and videos to my phone and I can talk to the person in real time like “it’s ok just leave the package there and I can even act like I’m there when I’m not. My kids don’t have a curfew but it’s...

It really pains me to say this but I need to get rid of on of my tortious’s. I have two and the larger one is being a bully. Their run is 6 feet by 100 feet with a divider, but that is not enough. They winter inside in an extra 120 sqft bathroom with free range of our very large house when we...

Not sure if this will work but here goes.

This is my male and I'd like a nice female for him to breed with. Thank you. Andy

Greetings all. My back is not doing well right now. Do any of you have any good compost methods that are easy on the back? It's a shame not to have a good compost system that works for my yard. Yard is 3/4 acre of brush with a creek. I normally shovel dirt on my compost debri and then think I...

Hi all, I really don't know much as being an expert on insects but for the last near 3 years or so I have been in a big way about learning about our honey bees. Insect wise I love our local natives. In my neighborhood we actually have several tarantula crossing signs that should be observed. I...

Greetings all, It's been like near 4 years since I got into sulcatas. I'm just over 30 miles east of SanFancisco. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter so my torts are in the house about 4-5 months per year. This coming year they will be outside year round, but I ain't there yet. They...

Greetings all, It's been like 3-4 years since I got into sulcatas. I'm about 30 miles east of SanFancisco.

Hi Rich, I dig this site of yours Can I use a CC to help support this site. Pay pal has always tough for me because it means calling them to reactivate an old account. Thanks. Andy

Rather an odd morning for me. I live 15 miles east of Oakland CA and am currently working in Union City There are 2 ways I can commute to work. The traffic report said 880 south bound had an accident so I took Niles Canyon road At 5:20 this morning in pitch black diving though Niles Canyon the...

My Son found a carnivorous plant by the far side of our creek this afternoon. The flower is well over 9 inches. Smells like death. I'm thinking on of the dogs smushed it. I am going to try to clone it. Can't figure out what it is. Thoughts?

I like to build odd stuff

This is a pic of work yesterday. The scope of work is actually cooler than the view. This is a very green friendly piping system. I'm piping large solar panels on top of a San Francisico high rise building. These solar panels with a couple of insulated tanks and a pretty cool recirculation...

I started keeping honey bees this year. This is actually pretty fun. I have 2 hives of Italian bees. They are very tame and mellow. I'm a total rookie at it but have yet to get stung from these. When I've gotten stung in the past it was because I didn't know they were on me. The pain and...