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Char uses an actual digging device to poke around in the area where we expect our time capsule to be buried.
Progress after first (partial) day of digging.
Installing a rain garden at the bungalow. First step: dig out ~9 inches of soil in the ~100 sq ft garden bed. 6 inches of that will be replaced (with compost + soil, then a layer of mulch).
Since water kept washing over my camera I ended up with water drops on the underwater housing and one is in his hair.
Having a little fun 4-wheeling today. We were on a very rough trail we have never taken before and had a little trouble in the loose rock. All is well and we were back on the road after a short delay.
This chap was digging for sand worms off Egremont Promenade, not for victory! 😄 Still, quite a task on a blisteringly hot day!
As it rained all friday afternoon, well into the night, I found my digging hole to be full of water on saturday morning. Not a problem, as I had another project that needed to be finished.
By sunday, the puddles had receded, leaving a small amount of mud here and there.
People digging near the old buildings of "Mine Pirin" at the Bulgarian village Brezhani, near Simitli.
Sweet potatoes
John S. Quarterman, Gretchen Quarterman,
Brown Dog, Yellow Dog,
Pictures by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 14 September 2012.
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Those who are familiar with my Flickr stream will know I am a spider lover (along with all creepy crawlies), so for me, this experience was quite sad.
I was out planting some plants we had just picked up, and while digging, I noticed I had squashed a soft white ball like object. I had a closer look and noticed that it was actually a sack containing tiny spiderlings. They were obviously extremely new as they were barely recognisable as spiders (1mm if that) and they were motionless. (I wouldn't have applied enough pressure to kill them)
I continued on planting and then my wife pointed out a rather large spider by my hand. It didn't occur to me at first, but I soon realised it must have been the mother.
I tried to move it along, out of harms way, by giving her a poke in the behind, but she refused to budge. She kept walking around the area where I found the sack.
Most people are probably aware that the female wolf spider is known for carrying her young around on her back, but this motherly instinct was beyond what I thought a spider was capable of. Not even my digging or my two dogs strolling around deterred her. Quite brave but in no way aggressive (to my surprise).
I'm not sure if spiders have emotions, but if it's possible, then she appeared to be showing signs of worry and depression.
One of my more interesting spider encounters, that's for sure. Just a shame that it all began with the loss of her little ones.
Monarch butterfly populations have experience a dramatic decline in recent years. One of the issues is a decline in the amount of milkweed on the landscape, the only plant eaten by monarch caterpillars, making it fundamental to the future success of this species. In reaction to the decline, the Service is working with partners across the nation to plant more milkweed.
In western North Carolina, the Asheville Field Office has worked with Monarch Rescue, Toe River Valley Partnership, and several other partners, including many school, to plant pollinator gardens. Students at Yancey County’s Bee Log Elementary School recently came out to plant a pollinator garden behind their school.
Credit: Gary Peeples/USFWS
River Dargle Flood Defence Scheme.
These images were taken on the last full weekend of October 2014.
Throughout the days, it's a constant 2-way stream of Volvo trucks -- some bringing varying grades of hardcore down to the riverside to build up the rear of the steel wall - or removing previously laid temporary access shelf on the outside of the steel wall.
The guys are now actively rebuilding the riverbed itself: digging out the previous 'temporary' core material, and replacing with large, profiled boulders.
The intention being to (a) provide better habitat for fish stock, and (b) seek to slow the speed of river flow during periods of heavy rain and high river levels.
A neat job is being completed to landscape the ground in front of the apartments -- backfilling with stone and soil.
A protective guide-rail is being welded, in stages, to the top of the protruding steel wall, prior to capping with cement.
Duelling CAT's in the River!
When I got up this morning, I found a dead rabbit in the road. Here, I am burying it in my BACKYard.
I'm having a very busy day. More pictures later...
We have been busy all week digging holes for large blue spruce trees we are planting around the farm.