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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, [...]

Grow Your Own Mushrooms Update

June 17, 2013 // 0 Comments

We received some oyster mushroom growing kits from Back To The Root at the beginning of the year. Initially, we ran into some issues getting the mushrooms to grow. The [...]

Tiny Terrariums

June 10, 2013 // 0 Comments

There is nothing like a few days of steady rain to give us some space to think up new DIY projects, such as homemade terrariums. We came up with a 10-minute RainyDayProject [...]

IKEA Socker Hack: Window Bird Feeder

May 31, 2013 // 1 Comment

Using items from IKEA for DIY projects is something of a phenomenon on the Internet. A quick search brings back thousands of hacks and ideas. When we first came across [...]

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 [...]

Hanging the Bird Cottages

April 24, 2013 // 0 Comments

When we found these whimsical bird cottages, available exclusively at Gardener’s Supply Company, we knew that they would be perfect for the RainyDayGarden. They come [...]

Birdbath and Birdhouses

April 12, 2013 // 0 Comments

Spring is definitely on its way. The temperature outside has been fluctuating between 40º and 60º+. April showers have been signaling to the plants that it is time to get [...]

Urban Safari : Birdfeeding in a snowstorm

March 11, 2013 // 0 Comments

Putting out food for our feathery friends is a great way to bring some life to the RainyDayGarden during the dead of Winter. This is especially important (to the birds) [...]

Urban Safari: Huntington Library

February 15, 2013 // 0 Comments

While New England was being buried by Nor’easter Nemo, some of us were in L.A. enjoying our annual visit to the West Coast office. Those left behind to mind [...]

Grow Your Own Mushrooms

January 14, 2013 // 0 Comments

Mushrooms are amazing. They are fascinating to photographers, biologists, and cooks the world over. As we are interested in photography, science, and food, we have found [...]
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