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posted by Darlene @ 12:08 PM
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29 Comments:
Greetings Darlene,
Your blog looks to me like a winner. I wish you well with all your efforts in Nature Info. As per your email request I'll put together some bits and pieces and post appropriately.
All I can add to your site right at the moment is this: just keep writing!
Kindest regards,
Andreas Krokene.
http://www.andreas-publishing.info/
Can't wait to see what you write. It's so much fun hearing from nature lovers across the country. And thanks for the encouragement about my site! Darlene
Yikes, I meant to say it's fun hearing from all of you from around the world! Lack of sleep does that to me. Andreas is in Australia! I feel honored to have him as a new friend.
FELLOW NATURE LOVERS, I urge you to subscribe to the "Minnesota Conservation Volunteer," no matter where you live. It's free if you're in Minnesota, but otherwise the cost is minimal. Published by the DNR, this little magazine is chock full of information on preservation and conservation, "natural curiosities," vivid pictures and more. There's even a section for young naturalists that we all can learn from, and Kathleen Weflen's editorials are poetic and visual, besides being informative. Yes, it's free, but it depends on donations from people like us in order to survive. Minnesota Conservation Volunteer www.dnr.state.mn.us/magazine
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Darlene,
Nice site. Keep up the good work. For a southern nature perspective, check out my blog: pureflorida.blogspot.com
Take care.
Wow, your site is interesting! Lots of great tips on wildlife, and how to co-exist with it; fun to read; good pictures so we can see what you're talking about; and your background is impressive. So glad you found me; so glad I found you as a result.
C'mon, people, go visit our new friend "Floridacracker" at Pure Florida. You won't regret it.
And Floridacracker, (and everyone else) please go visit Vonnie, who also lives in South Florida, at Birding in South Florida. You won't regret it, either. I promise.
Hey, people, my friend Andreas over in Australia has freshened up his site. He's such a great guy, and he tries his best to solve any nature-related questions I may have. You should go visit him at the blogs of Andreas of Scarborough, and say hi to his moggie (you'll have to go there to see who I'm talking about).
Please help me welcome another newcomer to our naturally-produced family here. Jenny has begun a site for spiritual and Biblical reflection, where we can go for inspiration or solace. I highly recommend you visit her pages under her “Archives,” too. Like all mothers, especially when they also work outside the home, Jennifer is limited in time, but she’s already done an amazing job with her site. To help her succeed, she needs our input and support. Even if you don’t consider yourself a religious person, you can help your soul by visiting her at Writing From the Bible.
For a wide diversity of sites that will tweak your brainstorming and enjoyment of life, besides soothing your souls, a great collection of other sites includes: Katt’s, Jenny’s (new), Gary’s, Pat’s, Vonnie’s and Ventana’s (fairly new).
Thanks for the welcome Darlene and Kathy. I have not been able to blog in a couple weeks but I am back, also changed the name of my blog. Do you like it? It's Reflections on the Bible instead of Writing from the Bible.
"Where flowers bloom so does hope." -Lady Bird Johnson
Jenny, I definitely LOVE the new name (Reflections on the Bible), because it's so apropos. Complements the URL of your blog: reflectionality.blogspot.com, and your purpose: a site where you and fellow bloggers can share your reflections on the Bible, and how it relates to our lives. Bless you.
I just wanted to thank you for the lovely comment you made on my blog design. Always great to hear a nice word. Thanks!
Hi from Canada,
your blog is very interesting.
Merci beacoup, Benoit! Malheureusement (unfortunately), I had quatre ans de Français (four years of French) at my university, mais je ne puis pas me rappeler comment à (but I can't remember how to) conjugate the verbs anymore, and I've forgotten so much, other than un mot here and there. Is there anything I can do to view your site in English? (9/25/05--Darlene)
Hey folks, besides Benoit, I’m adding another blogger to join our “family.” Let’s give a hearty welcome to Maureen, A View from England, and visit her site. Originally from the U.S., she’s a keen gardener and birder, but also plans to discuss other topics that catch her eye, and she has a slew of great links, nature-related and other. So be sure to give her a visit.
Thanks for the welcome, Darlene! And thank you for referring your visitors to my blog. Much appreciated.
Erm....i have a question to ask u...i hav a competition about nature's architecture->artifacts bulit by only nature itself....and i don't have any idea about it....actually......i have some but i have to take a picture of it but my country, Singapore doesn't have them...please give me some ideas =)thank you!
P.S your webite's amazing and beautiful!!!
sorry...i'm the same Anoymous that just published the comment....i also have another problem..i keep trying to get sun floer seeds but keep failint to....i grew it once but it died when the flower bloomed a little =(
Anonymous, I wish you had given me your e-mail. I'm going to try to think of some, and hopefully you could find a picture of them on the internet. But I have to go to work now. Until I have time to search, have you tried typing artifacts built by nature in an internet search? At first I thought of the seven natural wonders of the world. Try typing that in a search, too! As soon as I can, I'll try to get something specific for you. (Darlene-1/6/06)
I may have mentioned this sort of thing before, but fractal sites usually have some pretty impressive pictures of the concept as it occurs in nature. Googling something like "images of fractals in nature" should produce images of natural architecture.
You are doing a great service darlene, wish you all the strength, joy and health in the world.
Dar, Just dropped by to check out what's new and I love your photo, I just put a sky photo (sunset/sunrise) on my blog with a short verse. The sky puts me in a good perspective when I get too wrapped up in my little world.
I loved your articles on AC and actually didn't know how I could attract butterflies! Now I will be trying to do that for my grandchildren (plus for the butterflies, lol!). Thanks.
(11/4/06) So glad I could help! I love the "symbiotic relationship" we humans can form with butterflies, birds, and other such forms of life. In many ways you could say we're being selfish by wanting to attract them so we can see them up close, but by giving them our offerings, in turn we're helping them live, and in many cases helping them survive and even reproduce, so in actuality we're giving to each other. I feel their greatest gift to me is serenity, a sense of wonder, and joy.
Nice site, Hope to see your updated soon. Keep on your good work.
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