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Old Sol’s been busy. Our star flashed X-Class solar flares and CMEs (Coronal Mass Ejections) are headed our way.

At traditional barber shops, men often debate interesting topics. One such discussion about REAL POWER inspired this story. My involvement in the event brought into focus the fundamental difference between men and women in the Battle Between The Sexes. This is an updated version of my original video from 2015.

The usual suspects drop by the Ring to grab a snack of Seed during a Spring afternoon of birdwatching. The culprits include a titmouse, woodpecker, sparrow, cardinal, and nuthatch. cc: cats Enjoy!

After a successful Chickadee Bump, this Picky Chicky takes time to find just the right seed. This vlog entry includes a replay of the Bump in slow motion.

To capture the moon’s shadow from the recent eclipse for this vlog, I wanted a site on flat farmland in Northwest Ohio and set up in the middle of a wind farm for the visual effect. But didn’t realize how many wind turbines there were until I counted them in one video. The windy day was a bonus.

This vlog entry on Earth Day explores the determination of chickadees.

Final entry from the eclipse of April 8th that synchronizes in time lapse three ground views with two ’sky’ views.

The is short clip of LOG Entry 24.006 without the overlays for an unobstructed view of the moon’s shadow from the solar eclipse last Monday, April 8th. It is a time lapse where one second of video time equals one minute of real time.

I was enjoying a beautiful spring day when the moon threw shade at it!

The shadow of the moon during the solar eclipse created a strange sky that resembled an eerie twilight in all directions.

The shadow of solar eclipse presented an eerie twilight as it passed over the farmlands of Ohio. This video is synchronized to the NASA flyover animation where one minute of real time equals one second of video time.

With so many different types of seed in the ring, a sparrow’s indecision leads to a bad decision.

be it calm be it turbulent Spring be here

James Fox posted some hints about his newest film and reminded us of the remarkable events that occurred over the last several decades. His post on the Rendlesham event prompted me to make some decisions.

Cyberattack? Software Update? A simple Rule of Thumb could have prevented all that guessing during AT&T’s cellular outage last Thursday.

LOG Entry 24.001 The Right Spot A big part of life is finding that right spot with access to daily needs. For a little Dark-eyed Junco, the Seed of the Ring provides that . . . maybe.

Summer Solstice

A quick glimpse of our star.

Is the future entangled by the Webb???

Member of the jackfish family.

Two dissimilar organisms interacting and living in more or less an intimate association or a close union; typically to the advantage of both. Also known as mutualism.

Largest known living fish.

Prologue to the Science Fiction novel Convergent Colony.