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Back Yard Bird Sanctuary - Attract Birds to Your Yard

Improve your yard and property by turning it into a mini-bird sanctuary. Birdwatching is an excellent, educational pass time and benefits our environment. Attract birds to your yard with food, shelter, and a water source. Creating a back yard bird sanctuary turns your yard into a park like setting.

19 comments    flowers birds trees
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How To Make a Simple, Inexpensive Bird Bath

There is nothing like water to attract neighborhood birds to your back yard. Birds need water for drinking, bathing, and regulating their body temperatures in hot weather. Children enjoy watching the antics of...

1 comment    home bird baths birdbaths
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When is a Fox Not a Fox - Wild Animals in the Suburbs

Fox, coyotes and other wild animals in the suburbs, squeezed out of natural areas by encroaching development, deer, fox and coyote strolling down the street, foxes and coyotes in the yard, home is where the wild things are.

10 comments    fox coyote coyotes
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Marinated BBQ Flank Steak

Anytime of year, its a great time to grill! Anytime of year, it is time to enjoy this marinated BBQ flank steak recipe. This is a great, easy recipe that you can start in the morning and toss over the flame...

7 comments    recipe cooking dinner
This is my brother standing just outside the front door,as you can see the front door opens straight onto the pavement. Notice only one car is parked on the street. Look also at how clean and litter free the street is.83

Working Class Life in the 1940s & 50s

When I look back on my childhood the late 1940s and into the 1950s it seems almost like it happened in another world. In a way it did because so many things have changed since then that if I were magically...

14 comments    entertainment love life
Early Swimming Pool, Bath, England76

Swimming Pools

Swimming pools have come a long way! Today's backyard above ground pool is the latest version of a tradition which goes back thousands of years. The ancient Romans brought swimming pool sized public baths...

15 comments    home pools swimming pools
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Why do I have to throw the trash

You know its a very easy job to throw the trash but some times it can be a big pain in the you know what. I do not mind doing it but it can be a problem if get lazy or just plain forget about it. Who's job...

2 comments    job bags trash
This small well thought out back yard garden in Victoria, Canada illustrates what can be done with a little creativity in a small space. (less than 1/4 acre in size)65

Landscape Design #2 - Site Analysis

This small well thought out back yard garden in Victoria, Canada illustrates what can be done with a little creativity in a small space. (less than 1/4 acre in size) A combination of hidden pathways and...

0 comments    home home improvement plants
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How to Assemble a Swing Set

There are many different types of swings and swings sets that you can make. The most common one is a hanging seat that is found in children’s playgrounds. The swing has a motion like a pendulum and is...

0 comments    materials swing swings
Marinated Grilled Chicken (skewers optional)66

Marinated Grilled Chicken

Here is the easiest chicken marinade recipe ever! It only requires 2 ingredients and a few hours in the refrigerator to marinate. So delicious.... so simple! Low fat and tasty, too. Bring on grilling season,...

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