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Backyard photos from July 16 and 18, 2008
updated by jr on Jul 20, 2008 comments: 1 link
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One of my favorite local photos is this one taken outside the Cricket West Beaner's Coffee Shop on August 28, 2005 after a Meet the Candidates Forum.
updated by jr on Jul 01, 2008 comments: 0 link
tags: toledo politics blog_jr
Common Redpolls at our feeders Winter-Spring 2008
The Winter of 2007-2008 was a big invasion year in Ohio for the sub-arctic finch the Common Redpoll. Normally, a trip to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in January or February is required to see the Common Redpoll. Some years, like Winter 2006-2007, the Common Redpoll does not make it as far south as the U.P. If food is plentiful, the Common Redpoll will remain north of the border.
Something happened to its food source in the summer or fall of 2007 that caused many Common Redpolls to move further south than normal for the winter. At least half of Ohio's 88 counties reported Common Redpoll sightings at some point during the winter season of 2007-2008.
updated by jr on Jun 26, 2008 comments: 0 link
tags: birds blog_jr
Rossford Island View Park in the fall
Rossford Island View Park main article.
updated by jr on Jun 26, 2008 comments: 0 link
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Heavy rain and the usual street flooding - June 2008
After a period of torrential rain, the usual roads flooded near our home in West Toledo. Photos were taken approximately between 7:40 p.m. and 8:40 p.m., June 25, 2008.
updated by jr on Jun 26, 2008 comments: 9 link
tags: weather storm blog_jr
The Oak Openings Region: A Natural Wonder Disappearing Near You
But hey, it's all about "progress" so it's OK.
updated by jr on Jul 22, 2008 comments: 0 link
tags: environment development lucascounty blog_jr
Stainbrook takes control of Lucas County Republican Party
A political coup. Upheaval. Jocularity.
updated by jr on Sep 22, 2008 comments: 5 link
tags: politics moronism blog_jr
Lake Erie West Farmers Markets
This is NOT a list of single-owner produce stands or market stores that are open four to seven days a week and have their own building.
updated by jr on Jun 30, 2008 comments: 0 link
tags: farmersmarket buylocal lakeeriewest blog_jr
Bushnell Excursion 8 by 32 Binocular
Below is the description for a new binocular I bought in December 2007. I bought the binocular just for the heck of it because I wanted to try out a mid-size bino, and the Bushnell Excursion 8×32 binocular only cost $126 at EagleOptics.com.
I used them to look out at the feeders during the winter. But I enjoyed them so much, and the quality was better than I expected that I made the Bushnell bino my primary binocular for birding. I used them for hawkwatching in March and for songbirds during the spring migration.
I no longer use my $389 Pentax binocular I bought in the fall of 1999 when I started birdwatching. And I no longer borrow my wife's $700 Zeiss Classic binocular, which are nice.
Nine years ago when I started birding, it was not possible to get a bino like this Bushnell Excursion with these features at such a low price. The Bushnell Excursion 8×32 is a good binocular for someone getting started in birdwatching.
More>>updated by jr on Jun 23, 2008 comments: 0 link
tags: birds optics blog_jr
American Robins and spring time
The American Robins in the photo were near the nature center at Maumee Bay State Park in late January 2007. Because December 2006 and January 2007 had little snow, robins were easily found around the Toledo area. Once the snow and cold came in February 2007, the robins retreated to more forested areas.
updated by jr on Jun 30, 2008 comments: 0 link
tags: environment birds blog_jr
Signs indicate Toledo prefers Clinton
The answer to who Toledo "supports" can be found at an intersection in Elmore, Ohio.
updated by jr on Jun 30, 2008 comments: 5 link
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UT Art on the Mall 2007 photos
Over 100 artists exhibited their work on Sun, Jul 29, 2007 on the Centennial Mall grounds at the University of Toledo main campus. A bonus for me was seeing three, low-flying Peregrine Falcons. A pair nested this year on the clock tower.
updated by jr on Jun 24, 2008 comments: 0 link
tags: art blog_jr
Maybe the best location in Toledo for a walkable area
It's not the Warehouse District nor Uptown. It's not or won't be the Student Village area nor the Marina District. Those are or will be good walkable spots, but I'm talking about the best possible walkable area in Toledo.
In my opinion, the best area in Toledo that could one day be somewhat like downtown Ann Arbor or Bowling Green or even like downtown Perrysburg or Maumee would be a street appropriately named Main Street, which is located in East Toledo.
The specific walkable area I'm referring to would include Main St between Front St. and Starr Ave, and then Starr Ave going east to Parker Ave. This several block area is mostly lined with small to mid-sized buildings. It looks like the downtown of a small town. Unfortunately, many of these east side buildings are empty.
updated by jr on Jun 24, 2008 comments: 4 link
tags: toledo reurbanism blog_jr
My favorite Toledo street sign
You'll see this sign when driving south on Tremainsville as you approach the intersection of Tremainsville, Sylvania, and Jackman.
This sign could also describe the scrambled-brain thinking of most Toledo public officials.
More>>updated by jr on Jun 30, 2008 comments: 2 link
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Pics and video taken early in the morning of March 6, 2007. Rain five days earlier caused the the smooth ice on the river to bust up, but a cold snap has stalled the thaw. Temp on this morning was 10 F.
updated by jr on Jun 24, 2008 comments: 0 link
tags: photo video blog_jr
Swan Creek Explorer Tour Boat Ride
Some pics from an August 2006 boat ride, which was a $5 pontoon boat ride up and down Swan Creek in the Warehouse District and then out into the Maumee River from the MLK bridge to the Anthony Wayne bridge and then back to the Erie Street Market. ( 40 smaller photos inside )
updated by jr on Jun 24, 2008 comments: 0 link
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Although it was a gray sky, the morning temps were a comfortable 60 degrees, which is pretty good for October 31. And now that the fall-back time period is in place, the mornings get bright earlier. So I enjoyed an opportunity to sit outside in our backyard driveway for a while and soak in the fall colors in and around our yard while reading a book, listening to the radio, and watching one of our indoor-only cats enjoy the wilds.
Red, yellow, orange, burgundy, green, brown, and the dark gray trunks of the oak trees.
updated by jr on Jun 23, 2008 comments: 0 link
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