Historical Bird Quotation

"It was so desolate it would make an owl weep to fly over it." - Colonel William L. Stone’s description of the undeveloped swampy lowland that, in 1820, was Syracuse, New York, then a town of just 250 people. Source: Mark Kurlansky’s (2002) Salt: a world history.

More CoCoRaHS in Michigan: The First 15 Days

This is a follow-up to my initial report on the first 15 days of precipitation monitoring in Michigan by the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow Network (CoCoRaHS). The number of CoCoRaHS stations reporting each day during the first 15 days of July ranged from 44 to 64. Rainfall was recorded somewhere in Michigan on 13 (87 percent) of 15 days; no rainfall was recorded anywhere on July 5th or 6th.

On those 13 rainy Michigan days, the percentage of stations recording measurable amounts (i.e., at least 0.01 inches) of precipitation ranged from 2.3 percent on July 1st to 91.4 percent on July 8th; the median value was 21.2 percent.

Conifers of Berrien County, Michigan

The conifers are cone-bearing trees or shrubs of the Class Pinopsida. Some 630 species are known worldwide, with 88 occurring in North America. According to the Online Atlas of Michigan Plants, 16 species are native to Michigan or have become naturalized. The 8 species known from Berrien County represent 2 Orders, 3 families, and 6 genera.

ORDER PINALES (pines et al.):

Family Cupressaceae (cypresses):

Juniperus communis, common juniper

Juniperus virginiana, eastern redcedar

Thuja occidentalis, arborvitae

Family Pinaceae (pines):

Larix laricina, tamarack

Pinus banksiana, jack pine

Pinus strobus, eastern white pine

Tsuga canadensis, eastern hemlock

ORDER TAXALES (yews):

Family Taxaceae (yews)

Taxus canadensis, Canada yew

Ricky Whittle of Hollyoaks shirtless pics

Ricky Whittle is most famous for his role in the UK drama Hollyoaks. He looks damn fine Im sure you will agree!










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CoCoRAHS in Michigan: The First 15 Days

CoCoRaHS (the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow Network) was initiated in Michigan beginning July 1st (see here). In the first 15 days, 85 stations have submitted 821 online reports, with 28 stations submitting reports for all 15 days. Total precipitation at those 28 stations over the last 15 days has ranged from 0.21 inches to 6.01 inches, with a median of 1.96 inches. I have recorded 1.33 inches at my station (MI-B-3) in Buchanan, a value 32 percent below the median; 17 (62 percent) of the other 27 stations have recorded more precipitation. So, the first half of July 2008 has started out relatively dry here on the shores of Crescent Lake.

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Mitch Hewer (Maxxie from Skins) naked photos

Mitch Hewer played the character Maxxie in Channel 4's Skins. He is 19 and is currently filming Britannia High (in Manchester) along with Georgina Hagen (Tracey Beaker).

Britannia High is based in a performing arts school like 1980s Fame. I feel that ITV are trying to cash in on the High School musical fan base but who can blame them and who better than Mitch to star!

Here are some great pics of Mitch (this first one has to be a fav!)





















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