By Posted on Posted in Biology, Gardening, Mare's photos, Nature, The great outdoors Tagged with , ,

Suddenly there’s a surge in milkweed purchases. Why? Because nature lovers know that planting milkweed in your garden will help to increase the number of monarch butterflies in your area. The plants you choose for your garden (native plants to your region) make a huge difference in supporting wildlife and the environment.

As many of you know, monarch populations have been sadly decreasing due to housing development and agriculture, thus eliminating milkweed, the one plant that used to be abundant across America, leading to a huge decline of Danaus plexippus (their scientific name). In fact, monarch population numbers have been down by over 90% in recent years! However, there is good news. Numbers have climbed by nearly 50% in 2025 according to the National Wildlife Federation. Still, we have a long way to go.

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Been following Fil of Wings of Pegasus for a long time. Love his commentaries and the above is no exception. This time he’s caught a guy who is clearly misrepresenting himself as a contestant on America’s Got Talent, not once, but on multiple occasions. Incredible, don’t you think???

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Hey you. Ya you, the music labels of the industry. Enough is enough. I’m here with millions of others to fight the fight for FAIR USE! You’ve gotten away with the nonsense of harassing the wonderful people who bring the best of the best to their audiences, only to be plagued with so called infractions of your rules. They’re tired of it. So are we.

Different countries/regions have different rules about when it’s OK to use material without the copyright owner’s permission. For example, in the United States, works of commentary, criticism, research, teaching, or news reporting might be considered fair use. In the case regarding the Professor of Rock, every video he has produced falls under the Fair Use Act, yet he and others such as Rick Beato, continue to fight against claims brought against them. While many of these claims come from the music industry, lately illegitimate ones are being spawned by no-names simply trying to make a quick buck.

You may say, well so what. If they ain’t legit, what’s the big deal? Well, that’s where it gets sticky because any strike against you, counts. Doesn’t seem fair, or right? You got that, but as you’ll see, a strike is a strike is a strike…

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However, even plastic surgery has evolved far beyond nose reductions. Watching the above video probably made most of you feel ill. Is this real? Unfortunately, the answer is yes. This new trend now takes on cartoon-like characteristics, including elf ears! Why would anyone want to mutilate their face this way? It’s not like changing your hair color, or popping in colored contacts, or getting a tattoo (those can be removed), but these go skin-deep and can be permanent. Yet, trends change constantly. What may be “in” for a couple of years will soon be replaced by another trend. Then what?

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By Posted on Posted in Animal Kingdom, Mare's photos, Nature, The great outdoors Tagged with , , ,

I couldn’t believe it. It was a FIRST. I’ve been attempting to make friends with the squirrels in my backyard. They’ve been training me as much as I’ve been training them. It takes time, effort and lots of patience. But it paid off handsomely this morning.

One of the three babies (kids of Leslie and Earl) finally put aside her fears. When I opened the door sporting a tasty peanut, I simply hoped that she wouldn’t run away. Will she stay? It’s an on and off thing. It would be 50/50 shot! However, she not only remained but as you’ve seen, approached with little hesitation demonstrating her four-foot shuffle.

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