All Blog Posts Tagged 'zoobird' (127)

This repellent works! It’s from Texas. I used to have bromeliads but they acted like little homes for mosquitos because they’d fill up with water. Standing water is the biggest breeding ground for mosquitoes. Bats love to eat mosquitoes. Try it. You'll smell like an herb garden!  …

Boy oh boy, I found the best online group about bike touring and bikepacking. It's on Facebook and it's called...you guessed it...…

You want to fall in love all over again? And again? And again? Head out to Montana! I went last week and I am still reeling from it!

Let's begin with an annual event I bet will be a fantastic time. It's The Montana Folk Festival . There's a preview on Montana Public Radio right about…

I  was up in Montana last week. I saw trucks full of trees pass by all day, every day.

It reminded me of this great idea. It’s a towel bin! It’s one small way to stop using…

Gainesville has a thriving bicycle culture. A while back, we had a get together called Dinner and Bikes. One dish that stood out as both delicious and creative was curried bananas and kale pasta. 

Wow, amazing flavor that popped out at you! I went home and made some right away.

Last night, I wanted to make it again but I couldn't find…

Here's the culprit! These owls make the most distinctive cacophony of noise. Listen to the this recording and tell me you don't agree! It's a night sound. A sound that will make you feel the dusk or darkness. You usually can't see…

What's Your Favorite Story-Gazing Story?

Interesting concept. I have successfully submitted one short video to a festival! iPhone video creation has been a way for amateurs to get into filmmaking. Did you know that quite a few feature films were shot using an iPhone? One of my favs is The Florida Project. …

Mycol: "Whenever I travel to and fro the mountains, I take with me my pressure cooker. Here is some of my cinnamon I grew in Sarasota (dried and powdered bark), preserved Berkleys and chicken shroom, and heirloom org tomatoes from Yanna and …

Mycol Stevens and I went up to the Pisgah National Forest in North Carolina and made a series of plant walk botany videos. This one is one of the best. Check it out! Just click on the photo…

Glen Canyon. There's a lot to think about here. Besides the fact that it changed, think about the sheer joy you see here about being somewhere breathtakingly beautiful. Check it out …

Think of all the suggestions the media makes about what is healthy.…

You guessed it. It's a chili cookoff! Right here in the good ole Swampola. Unlimited samples. Discount tickets still available. Music all day.

Bike paths. Have you ever been to a chili cookoff? It's a tradition. …

These are fresh berries we picked and ate by the Colombia River overlook in Oregon. …

For those of us living in North America, we are bracing ourselves for a winter blizzard on the east coast. I hear from reliable sources that it's beautiful outside this morning. 

Also, a bunch of planets are going to align over the next month and it will be fun to go outside and see them. Here's a …

A great thing happened the other day. I was in Cedar Key in Fred, my camper van. I saw a beautiful smoker out on the curb, waiting for the trash man or some lucky soul with great taste to pick it up. So I did! 

My friend Kevin said he'd like it, so I dropped it off yesterday. I sent him the following…

Looking for a cool way to help out and see a new place? Here's one...

The Pacific Crest Trail Association is a non profit org that maintains the Pacific Crest Trail. So, you can volunteer and help out and also meet some nice people…

Dot com. Taken... But this would be pretty fun to do on a park excursion or just about anywhere. No electricity necessary!…

Blue Footed Boobies in the Galapagos

photo by Michael Levin

The Galapagos Islands are way off the coast of Ecuador, South America. Darwin is famous for his reports about animals he found there that had not evolved…

You say you like outdoor adventure? The two best days of a boat owner's life are the day he buys one and the day he sells it.

Old expressions usually have some truth.…