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    Big Brother?

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    My cup runneth over, and over and over.

    It is Mother Nature that is amazing when you consider that they originated from a tiny speck of material that you can not even see without a microscope. How she packs the genetic material to form a perfect little plant into such a tiny space is truly a wonder. That tiny speck, using elements...
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    My cup runneth over, and over and over.

    I noticed today that mama is growing a new flower spike. The plant has been resting since September but when it blooms it blooms for six months and has enormous flowers.
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    Denbrobium faux pas

    It still has a ways to go before it blooms but it is a great looking plant, much better than the parent.
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    My cup runneth over, and over and over.

    It was updated and completed by my post Eight is Enough. The seedlings are doing very well.
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    Picture Of The Week (POW) Information & Submissions

    They always look so dignified. We have a Red-Bellied woodpecker that is gorgeous, but getting a photo is going to be a challenge. They are extremely wary and only visit for less than a minute.
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    Picture Of The Week (POW) Information & Submissions

    Yesterday I only walked from our back door to the mailbox and back and by the time I got back to the house my fingers were numb. I don't know how they can stand in the snow without their tiny feet freezing.
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    Picture Of The Week (POW) Information & Submissions

    I don't know how they survive the cold.
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    Neanderthals?

    @digitS', late in 2018 I had my DNA tested for researching my genealogy. There are sites to upload the results for further analysis, one of which calculates your ancient DNA. I was astounded to learn I had a small amount of Neanderthal DNA. Since then, I have learned that most people of...
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    Picture Of The Week (POW) Information & Submissions

    The closer you get, the better the photo, when shooting wildlife your subject should almost fill the frame. Avoid a "busy" background and concentrate on your subject. A long lens will introduce some camera shake but the fast shutter speed will compensate somewhat. Some really large lenses...
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    Picture Of The Week (POW) Information & Submissions

    You need a fast shutter speed like 1/2000 to freeze action like flying birds, then, consider your depth of field, the lower your F stop the less depth of field you will have. In other words, less of your subject will be in sharp focus with lower F stops. Once you have decided on these two...
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    Picture Of The Week (POW) Information & Submissions

    They were: F/7.1, 1/3200 sec., ISO 6400, 155 mm focal length. jack
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    Flowers for winter

    Many of the carnation buds are beginning open so I bring them upstairs to enjoy the fragrance.
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    Picture Of The Week (POW) Information & Submissions

    Thanks, @sumi that plant made great pesto. ;)
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    Picture Of The Week (POW) Information & Submissions

    No, I give it no aeration. We trim it frequently but I also start new plants so I have a continuous supply. I use the jar, a standard 4" net pot filled with perlite topped with a quarter inch of coir sprinkled with activated charcoal and you have a nifty little hydroponic garden, Oh, I...
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    Hello from Alabama!

    Welcome from upstate New York. :frow
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    Flowers for winter

    Growing a flowering plant during the winter surely helps dispel the winter doldrums somewhat. My fragrant carnation has about a dozen buds ready to open and the zinnia has about the same number. Also, I have two orchids in spike and they probably will last until the arrival of spring.
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    Picture Of The Week (POW) Information & Submissions

    Growing hydroponically, no fungus gnats either, they would need little scuba tanks to survive in that environment. ;)
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    Picture Of The Week (POW) Information & Submissions

    It is a standard Mason jar painted grey to inhibit algae.
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