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The book is great for little kids, it is called <a href="http://www.stokesselect.com/stokes-books/">The Beginners Guide to Birds</a> and it organizes birds by color. Papa took us out on a birdwatching tour in Idaho and Quin flipped through his book and found a Red Winged Blackbird, a Swallow, a Great Blue Heron and many more. He took us to a "secret" place where California Gulls have taken over. There was literally thousands of them flying around, and luckily since it's spring there were tons of nests with eggs just sitting all over the ground and even fuzzy little baby birds walking around everywhere. The grown birds were a bit annoyed we were there, but they let us walk around and check everything out. We even stumbled upon a next with a bird hatching. We watched his little beak pecking his way out of the egg. 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Since I have arrived to my home near the coast of Oregon, I have been watching birds here. Yesterday I was crouched down in my yard taking photos of my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/TwistedDesigns?ref=hdr_shop_menu">handmade silver stud earrings</a> which just happens to be next to my bird feeder, I looked up and saw a pair of Evening Grosbeaks. I was able to snap a photo of a female, which is beautiful, but the male was an even brighter yellow color. They are, as you might have guessed, named after their large bill. There are <a href="http://www.birds-of-north-america.net/grosbeaks.html">a whole variety of Grosbeaks</a>, one we also get here in the Pacific Northwest is called a Black Headed grosbeak which is a bright orange color and has a black head.
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I hope we can continue birdwatching throughout the summer, we are lucky to live near the coast because we get such a wide variety of birds here. And if you are interested in bird watching, this website about <a href="http://www.birds-of-north-america.net/">Birds of North America</a> is great, it helps you identify your bird by region, color, shape etc. Happy bird watching!Twistedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11688410333878231884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5568501856394399666.post-67440961480818496632015-05-31T16:18:00.001-07:002015-05-31T16:18:27.322-07:00Cute Summer Outfit<div style="width:600px;margin:0 auto"><div style="position:relative;"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.polyvore.com/cute_summer_outfit/set?.embedder=9874445&.svc=blogger&id=118201379"><img width="600" alt="Cute Summer Outfit" src="http://cfc.polyvoreimg.com/cgi/img-set/.sig/ZjWSL5Ls1bW5ii9GMRIw/cid/118201379/id/RnsCUXy74xGDxaDO6xSULw/size/c600x485.jpg" title="Cute Summer Outfit" height="485" border="0" /></a></div></div><br/><div style="text-align:center"><small><a target="_blank" 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Salmon ChowderI made this recipe of <a href="http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Mimis-Smoked-Salmon-Chowder/Detail.aspx?event8=1&prop24=SR_Thumb&e11=smoked%20salmon%20chowder&e8=Quick%20Search&event10=1&e7=Home%20Page&soid=sr_results_p1i1">Smoked Salmon Chowder</a> about 10 years ago and absolutely loved it. I always meant to make it again. Recently, a friend gave us some hand smoked salmon that he caught himself in Alaska. So tender and delicious! Here is the recipe and photos of the process. It tasted great! I used regular milk instead of half and half like the recipe calls for. Also, put a pinch of fresh herbs such as dill on top when you serve.
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The steps for preserving kale for smoothies and winter soups is as follows:<br />
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<li>Get a large stock pot filled with boiling water</li>
<li>Rinse the kale and tear up the leafs into small pieces</li>
<li>Submerge the torn leafs into the boiling water, boil for 90 seconds- 2 minutes. Drain.</li>
<li>Fill up ice cube trays with the kale leafs</li>
<li>Freeze and pop out the frozen kale blocks into a freezer bag. Use 2 blocks per blender of smoothie or as needed.</li>
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Twistedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11688410333878231884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5568501856394399666.post-14805932020065845082010-04-12T08:30:00.000-07:002010-04-12T09:01:48.505-07:00New Sex and the City Movie TrailerI don't know about you... but I have been an avid Sex and the City watcher from the beginning. I have a soft spot for Aidan in my heart and.... SURPRISE... he's back. Supposedly Carrie runs into him and so we will see if he gets in the way of what her and Big have going. Here is the new extended trailer...<br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/X5-aOpznm44&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/X5-aOpznm44&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>Twistedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11688410333878231884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5568501856394399666.post-63144235494773884762009-04-30T13:43:00.000-07:002009-04-30T13:53:16.368-07:00My, What 5 Months Will Do...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizjb0tDXhQS8Jg-kWTg198_V0PXSoJj8nyJbW-cPpqzow-NJXQ8EK97U0N9z6_2iNCgfKDaZ1Yy21ObuLLVL_6og-6dskpccrZh7GOAHoxdXmVeVdq9wJDqCuuzwdocatXjFkZyUdmhbi6/s1600-h/IMG_6766.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizjb0tDXhQS8Jg-kWTg198_V0PXSoJj8nyJbW-cPpqzow-NJXQ8EK97U0N9z6_2iNCgfKDaZ1Yy21ObuLLVL_6og-6dskpccrZh7GOAHoxdXmVeVdq9wJDqCuuzwdocatXjFkZyUdmhbi6/s200/IMG_6766.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330589895219862690" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVyw7JNYc6iruVy2lWbJszf1A9xdxlVCOnKhU3obpzkj4T2MhhNOC4sKHEfC23-PjmsHe442_Ps4iicqMJAnSBJyNg5K83H6NyhZmYSz5Tl24UpdMxOin-5EbmuS1AuBBnZSpD7NbUcTal/s1600-h/IMG_7385.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVyw7JNYc6iruVy2lWbJszf1A9xdxlVCOnKhU3obpzkj4T2MhhNOC4sKHEfC23-PjmsHe442_Ps4iicqMJAnSBJyNg5K83H6NyhZmYSz5Tl24UpdMxOin-5EbmuS1AuBBnZSpD7NbUcTal/s200/IMG_7385.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330589477905405458" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsJ_yXXqVT7TMmC7IXZMHfddfZ2-gA66gHRHV0yNT8GUAc3zk3jtLIMRUJXXNTtuxZVm9NZRpDboBkwtJYyPkWCDiJtQtkFSyauAPSOp2-4cYTeOAaqs2bmJ2yxxd0_6X7tHtToDjLhDGf/s1600-h/IMG_6373.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsJ_yXXqVT7TMmC7IXZMHfddfZ2-gA66gHRHV0yNT8GUAc3zk3jtLIMRUJXXNTtuxZVm9NZRpDboBkwtJYyPkWCDiJtQtkFSyauAPSOp2-4cYTeOAaqs2bmJ2yxxd0_6X7tHtToDjLhDGf/s200/IMG_6373.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330589364021797122" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmUgNBd921Z6kUi_LJRhzt0xBzjnpMPPasnOXPLzg_mASHzAqWsYq8X3NF_l8UMA0z2tiyeYYcP3u0Sy_z-e4kFlmFR0083O82YDEcCB0L4gF-QQ0e2MAH4ATlbEKK2ODL0_q4H9hie6e-/s1600-h/IMG_6229.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmUgNBd921Z6kUi_LJRhzt0xBzjnpMPPasnOXPLzg_mASHzAqWsYq8X3NF_l8UMA0z2tiyeYYcP3u0Sy_z-e4kFlmFR0083O82YDEcCB0L4gF-QQ0e2MAH4ATlbEKK2ODL0_q4H9hie6e-/s200/IMG_6229.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330589134155685954" /></a><br />Watching Bela, my St. Bernard puppy (yes, a 65 lb. puppy!) grow over the past 5 months has been phenomenal! I thought my toddler grew fast, but a pound every other day! We're now looking at getting a pulling contraption so she can pull the kids in their bike trailer just like a sled dog would. Now wouldn't that be a site?Twistedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11688410333878231884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5568501856394399666.post-38880780781592875302009-04-18T14:01:00.000-07:002009-04-28T16:05:16.431-07:00Turquoise, Beautiful Turquoise<a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=18564869"></a><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj15WYbn6raD0Nk1wORLTWTvJyDjC-WXrlCa1v-Efl531kyVssuNOHVcZvNqW93spXFZp1g9aUcgcljRcZrDxh-hiDYAayiJLolV4K3STY5Zb2iZfzz67W37NQ3TMekXFDRFNChmYNJfB_U/s320/IMG_5735.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326142507347643650" /><br />My goal was to have my shop focus on Sterling Silver designs without beads, but after some great Turquoise finds at a traveling bead show last month, I just had to incorporate some gorgeous stones into my work. Enjoy!Twistedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11688410333878231884noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5568501856394399666.post-36135350821382896932008-08-23T15:08:00.000-07:002008-08-23T15:09:57.687-07:00My Etsy ShopHere is a gallery of my current items: <script type='text/javascript' src='http://www.etsy.com/etsy_mini.js'></script><script type='text/javascript'>new EtsyNameSpace.Mini(5572808, 'shop','thumbnail',4,4).renderIframe();</script>Twistedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11688410333878231884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5568501856394399666.post-67416153528573611732008-05-29T12:05:00.000-07:002010-04-12T20:41:12.777-07:00About Me<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheAlooshl6IteIHOeZZ2bffSBn9CHtaU_fnpJMGLPUjz13D95Gh91ygDppuPcRTFdFVRsy7_JHpsEKCa5cZCC-RSJ47SrkeeuRF10OrgolcrluN5fVFk_R4k39ApSbemTC3EqFsUKc4a-2/s1600-h/1-08+028.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205879459746009362" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheAlooshl6IteIHOeZZ2bffSBn9CHtaU_fnpJMGLPUjz13D95Gh91ygDppuPcRTFdFVRsy7_JHpsEKCa5cZCC-RSJ47SrkeeuRF10OrgolcrluN5fVFk_R4k39ApSbemTC3EqFsUKc4a-2/s320/1-08+028.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>The great thing about buying on etsy is that you are getting something handcrafted buy a human being not some mass produced cheap item made by a machine. Many times that item is made just for you to meet your specifications.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>That said, I thought if you were going to think about purchasing something from me, it might be nice to meet me. My name is Lindsay May and my passions are: my baby girl Chloe. the other love of my life Jacob, being creative, snowboarding, hiking, camping, fashion, Jinx my cat, my kick ass friends, and last but not least creating twisted silver jewelry that I hope that people will love. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><script type="text/javascript"><br />var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? 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