Tufted Titmouse

Tufted Titmice are highly social birds that often forage in small groups.

The Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) is a small, non-migratory songbird native to North America, belonging to the family Paridae, which includes chickadees and tits. Taxonomically, it falls within the genus Baeolophus. The species is characterized by its distinctive tufted crest on its head, which gives it its name.

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Ashley Frasca  – Green and Growing

Her show covers garden basics, expert interviews, features from around town, and garden questions from listeners.

Garden expert, writer, and radio and television host Walter Reeves[1] hosted the “Lawn and Garden Show” every Saturday morning (6-9 am) WSB Radio, Atlanta, for 26 years, 1352 shows. When he retired, January 31, 2020, he appointed Ashley Frasca, producer of the show for 8 years, as his predecessor.

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Graupel

The process is facilitated by a mechanism known as riming, where supercooled droplets adhere to the surface of the snowflake, gradually building up layers of ice.

Graupel, also known as soft hail, corn snow, hominy snow, or snow pellets, is a type of precipitation that forms when supercooled water droplets freeze onto snowflakes, creating small, opaque pellets of ice. Graupel typically has a diameter ranging from 2 to 5 millimeters (0.08–0.20 in) and is characterized by its soft, granular texture. It looks like tiny, broken up, foam packing peanuts.

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Yonah Mountain

A popular destination for outdoor enthusiasts.

Yonah Mountain, commonly referred to as “Mount Yonah” or, by older Georgians, “Yonah Bald” located in the northeastern part of Georgia, is a prominent peak in the southern Appalachian Mountains. Rising to an elevation of 3,166 feet,

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Red sky at night, sailors’ delight. Red sky at morning, sailors take warning.

The phrase “Red sky at night, sailors’ delight. Red sky at morning, sailors take warning” is a traditional weather saying that has been passed down through generations. It is often used as a rhyme to help people remember the association between the color of the sky at different times and the likely weather conditions that may follow.

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Ticks

The ticks follow white-tailed deer populations, and warmer winters and multiplying deer populations likely allowed the tick to spread through the country.

Ticks are small arachnids known for their blood-feeding behavior, and they belong to the subclass Acari. They are ectoparasites, meaning they feed on the blood of a wide variety of hosts, including mammals, birds, and sometimes reptiles. Ticks are important vectors of various diseases, and they are found throughout the world.

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Bassmaster Magazine 500 Issues

The magazine was designed to offer bass anglers unprecedented access to new fishing tips and techniques, written by anglers themselves, without the hard sell from professional writers and editors pushing product.

I have been fishing all my life and fell in love with bass fishing at about ten years old. My Dad made a make-shift bass boat, I later bought a 16′ Alumnicraft bass boat and then a Procraft 1750 with a 150 HP motor. I even belonged to the Stone Mountain Bassmaster Club and won a tournament at Lake Oconee. I always read my Grandpa’s Field and Stream magazine and started subscribing to Bassmaster Magazine probably sometime in the 1980s.

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John Deere Model M

Deere considered producing the model M at the Moline plant but as WWII was ending Deere realized there would be a tremendous jump in the demand of farm equipment. Moline would have to be expanded just to keep up with demand of machinery it already produced. It could not also produce the new model M. Clearly, a new plant was needed.

The John Deere Model M tractor was a two-cylinder row-crop tractor produced by John Deere from 1947 to 1952. My friend Tim’s brother, at 15 years old, bought one used in 1963 from Heard and Vernon Farm Equipment Company in Cumming, Georgia. The M had been in development for several years during World War II prior to its introduction in 1947. The M replaced the H, L, and LA models. Three additional variants; the MT tricycle, MC crawler model, and MI industrial model were also built. The M was the first tractor to be produced at Deere’s new Dubuque, Iowa factory.

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Carroll County Rock Quarry

No Rock Quarry! Well, maybe.

I was driving through Carroll County[1], Georgia the other day and saw this sign. On previous trips, a multitude of houses was displaying “No Rock Quarry” signs. I have finally decided to see just what is going on in this county.

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Chicken Livers

For eating and fishing.

Chicken liver is a popular food ingredient and a rich source of essential nutrients. It is commonly consumed all over the world, and it is considered a delicacy in many cultures. Chicken liver is a good source of protein, iron, vitamin A, vitamin B12, and many other vitamins and minerals.

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