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Urban Safari : Drumlin Farm

September 16, 2013 // 0 Comments

This past Saturday was a good top-down day. So we thought it would be nice to drive out to Lincoln MA and visit the chickens at Drumlin Farm. Drumlin Farm, part of Mass [...]

Fujifilm X100S : Macro Filters

July 22, 2013 // 0 Comments

When  the Fujifilm X100S camera arrived in the office in April, we were excited by its potential. After having used it for a few months, we are completely bowled over by [...]

RDG 2013 Summer Summary

July 8, 2013 // 0 Comments

In the Spring, we put up some cottages for the birds, hung a bamboo house for the Mason bees, and built a new feeder for the birds. Now that we have moved into the dog [...]

Fujifilm X100S : Macro Mode

June 21, 2013 // 0 Comments

Even after two months of daily shooting with the Fujifilm X100S, the camera still manages to surprise and impress us with its capabilities. Most readers know by now that, [...]

Mason Bee House

May 28, 2013 // 0 Comments

After we posted in early April that we had put out some bird cottages in the RainyDayGarden, a few readers suggested we also put out a house or two for Mason bees. While we [...]

Fujifilm X100S : Full Auto

April 19, 2013 // 0 Comments

We have spent the last week getting familiar with the feel and functions of the Fujifilm X100S. The short of it is: this camera is a pleasure to handle and a joy to use. [...]

Harvesting Iris Seed Pods

October 3, 2012 // 0 Comments

Most of the plants in the RainyDayGarden are perennials. When a plant gets too big for its location, the interns will split it. They will either trade it for something we [...]

RDG 2012 Summer Update

September 12, 2012 // 0 Comments

Looking back over the years we came to realize that we have not done updates of the RainyDayGarden during July and August. We are not quite sure why, but we thought we would [...]

Urban Safari: Hummingbird at the FPZ

July 16, 2012 // 0 Comments

We are trying to entice hummingbirds to the RainyDayGarden. A few weeks ago, we got a couple of beautiful glass feeders from our favorite garden-gear [...]

Hummingbird Feeder Install

July 6, 2012 // 0 Comments

As we wanted to capture proof of any hummingbird visits, we needed to not just place our new hummingbird feeders where they could be seen, but also where we could quickly [...]
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