Ney Nature Notes: Recent Topics

Ney Nature Notes: Recent Topics http://neycenter.org/forum/ Ney Nature Notes: Recent Topics en Fri, 10 Sep 2010 19:14:29 +0000 Rickst on "Sunday Morning Macro" http://neycenter.org/forum/topic.php?id=50#post-90 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 01:18:20 +0000 Rickst 90@http://neycenter.org/forum/ [b]Taken July19, 2009 at Ney Center using a Nikon D60 camera and Tamron 90mm f/2.5 lens <img src="http://rickst.smugmug.com/photos/596868094_fhniG-L.jpg"> Rickst on "Some Damselfly Macros" http://neycenter.org/forum/topic.php?id=49#post-89 Sun, 12 Jul 2009 14:48:44 +0000 Rickst 89@http://neycenter.org/forum/ Taken this morning (07/12/2009) using a Pentax K100D and a 200mm M lens with 66mm of extension tubes. <img src="http://rickst.smugmug.com/photos/588744735_hTABJ-L.jpg"> <img src="http://rickst.smugmug.com/photos/588744577_8yeTf-L.jpg"> Peekaboo! <img src="http://rickst.smugmug.com/photos/588744914_v9fRo-L.jpg"> Rickst on "Ney Center this Morning" http://neycenter.org/forum/topic.php?id=48#post-88 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 21:56:25 +0000 Rickst 88@http://neycenter.org/forum/ Shot these this morning...Nikon D60 with 55-200mm VR <img src="http://rickst.smugmug.com/photos/587895627_DbNLe-L.jpg"> <img src="http://rickst.smugmug.com/photos/587895940_Rir3W-L.jpg"> Craig on "Mystery Photo #5" http://neycenter.org/forum/topic.php?id=47#post-85 Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:33:42 +0000 Craig 85@http://neycenter.org/forum/ Sorry, I was away for awhile, and didn't notice how quick the last one went. Here you go, identify the building and win eco-friendly gift #5. <img src="http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/e7bba8a3ef3714c5b3f427f627483a254g.jpg"> Craig on "Mystery Photo Challenge #4" http://neycenter.org/forum/topic.php?id=46#post-82 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 02:44:59 +0000 Craig 82@http://neycenter.org/forum/ Another challenge, the last one was pretty easy, and went quick. Be the first to post the answer to which building this is part of on the Ney Preserve, and you will earn an invaluable eco-friendly gift. Good Luck! <img src="http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/d298c5c574818899f688df2b262315c26g.jpg"> Craig on "Mystery Photo Challenge #3" http://neycenter.org/forum/topic.php?id=45#post-79 Fri, 07 Nov 2008 04:57:33 +0000 Craig 79@http://neycenter.org/forum/ Time to revive the Mystery Photo Challenge. I think I have enough pictures to keep you busy for a while. The object is to guess which building I was standing a little too close to when I took the photograph. All of the buildings are on the Ney Preserve. Good luck, and post your guess as a reply. <img src="http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/76a6213c15229c4c5ee30e57e03801506g.jpg"> Rickst on "Test Again" http://neycenter.org/forum/topic.php?id=44#post-74 Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:02:03 +0000 Rickst 74@http://neycenter.org/forum/ It used to be really easy to post photos on this board, now I can't figure out how to... <img src="http://rickst.smugmug.com/photos/339083580_xrvL8-L.jpg" /> Rickst on "Test Photo" http://neycenter.org/forum/topic.php?id=43#post-73 Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:58:51 +0000 Rickst 73@http://neycenter.org/forum/ <img src="http://rickst.smugmug.com/photos/339083580_xrvL8-L.jpg" /> Mayfly Macro, Ney Nature Center, July 26, 2008 rickst.smugmug.com Director on "Restoring the Log Cabin!" http://neycenter.org/forum/topic.php?id=42#post-70 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:47:33 +0000 Director 70@http://neycenter.org/forum/ Watch this Topic for updates, pictures, comments and discussion of future plans for the Ney Family Log Cabin! Director on "Dragonflies and Damselflies" http://neycenter.org/forum/topic.php?id=41#post-69 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:45:48 +0000 Director 69@http://neycenter.org/forum/ Watch this Topic for updates on the Ney Nature Center's Survey of Dragonflies and Damselflies! Dick on "Nature Center Green" http://neycenter.org/forum/topic.php?id=40#post-68 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:11:50 +0000 Dick 68@http://neycenter.org/forum/ Everything is green and growing at the NNC. Most of the trails have been mowed once. A tree is down on the long trail to the Butterfly Meadow, but you are able to get by. Deer (with fawn?)is at the tree planting beyond the butterfly meadow, hawks in the big cottonwood, small turkey flock in the planting, ducks on the pond and, of course, mosquitos. Rickst on "May 17, 2008 Woods and Prairie" http://neycenter.org/forum/topic.php?id=39#post-67 Sat, 17 May 2008 15:01:26 +0000 Rickst 67@http://neycenter.org/forum/ Afew from our local woods and Prairie this morning <img src="http://rickst.smugmug.com/photos/296578355_kubS9-L.jpg" /> <img src="http://rickst.smugmug.com/photos/296578278_RJjAR-L.jpg" /> <img src="http://rickst.smugmug.com/photos/296578449_haCAY-L.jpg" /> Who says they aren't beautiful? <img src="http://rickst.smugmug.com/photos/296579196_jEiDJ-L.jpg" /> Craig on "New Website" http://neycenter.org/forum/topic.php?id=38#post-65 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 03:26:50 +0000 Craig 65@http://neycenter.org/forum/ Oof-da! What a couple weeks! It seems like most of the website is back up and running. We lost our server several weeks ago, and when re-installing on the new server, we decided to unveil version 2.0. Unfortunately, not everything was ready. While the site looks similar on the outside, it's what's hidden that is really cool. Most important will be the ease of updating. The new site is running on the Wordpress blog software, a powerful CMS that allows easy updating, interactive calendars, public comments, and countless add-ons. The forum is back too, and most notably different from the old version. The new forum is running on bbPress, software that integrates well with the rest of the site. In fact, if you registered with the old forum, not only is your password and username still working, it will work with the rest of the site if you want to post comments to the stories. Currently, the forum doesn't have as many features as the old one, but seems to be doing it's job. Now your part. Due to the quirks of the countless different Internet browsers, not all functions work as well in each browser version. I have access to several browsers on different operating systems, but not all. I need your help in letting me know what is working, what isn't. Most notable, right now, is the drop-down menus in the main section of the website. If you find things that aren't working well, either post a reply here, or submit your message on the <a href="http://neycenter.org/contact-us/">Contact Page</a>. Thanks for your patience. Rickst on "Egrets and Pelicans" http://neycenter.org/forum/topic.php?id=37#post-64 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 08:04:31 +0000 Rickst 64@http://neycenter.org/forum/ This morning on Buck's Lake <img src="http://rickst.smugmug.com/photos/278799470_SPLQM-L.jpg" alt="" /> <img src="http://rickst.smugmug.com/photos/278799407_AYFvF-L.jpg" alt="" /> <img src="http://rickst.smugmug.com/photos/278799571_LNBSE-L.jpg" alt="" /> Dick on "Late Winter Skiing" http://neycenter.org/forum/topic.php?id=36#post-63 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 13:06:56 +0000 Dick 63@http://neycenter.org/forum/ Hello from the NNC. Skiing today was very good. The trails had been newly groomed and on a scale of 1 - 5, skiing was a 4. The sun was bright and the wind was moderate out of the SSW at about 8 mph. The temp was around 38 so the wind chill was arround 30 or so. Bright patterns with the sun now only a month away from the Spring Equinox. Interesting designs on the drifted snow off the plowng. You can see the blown dirt patterns on the snow just as you would see the patterns on dessert rock formations. Away from the field edges the snow is still drifted, but white and clean. Skiing should hold for a while and will stay "good" if another few inches of snow falls this week sometime. Happy Trails. Dick Dick on "Ney Center Information" http://neycenter.org/forum/topic.php?id=35#post-62 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 07:09:12 +0000 Dick 62@http://neycenter.org/forum/ Dear Web Master and Director. You are in need of up dating your Home Page. I bet you have lots of new things coming up and going on that should be on that page, and on others. Oh, well, I know, it is hard to find time. Have a great week. Dick on "X Country Ski 01/26/08" http://neycenter.org/forum/topic.php?id=34#post-61 Sat, 26 Jan 2008 14:18:34 +0000 Dick 61@http://neycenter.org/forum/ Skiing today (Saturday) at the NNC was just about perfect. I skied all of the trails and all were excellent. They had been freshly groomed and most had no activity until I skied. A group of kids with adults were having a GREAT time skiing, snowshoeing, hill sliding onto the pond, sitting around the fire ring, or just enjoying the wonderful late January day with bright sun, no wind, and 23 F. I saw three healthy looking fox squirrels run from the corn food plot to the woods as I came past. An eagle was soaring over the hillside facing the MN River Valley. Tracks abound all over the Center. A very nice quiet time with the only sound most of the way was the swoosh of the skies. Dick on "Snowy Day" http://neycenter.org/forum/topic.php?id=33#post-60 Sat, 29 Dec 2007 06:49:00 +0000 Dick 60@http://neycenter.org/forum/ Skiing at the NNC. Hello All. I skiied yesterday at the NNC. Trails were great. They had just been groomed and I was the first on a few of them. What a neat day to be out in the woods and prairies at the Center. On trail skiing scenes Merging white to gray to black Snowy winter day. Dick on "Skiing" http://neycenter.org/forum/topic.php?id=32#post-59 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 17:24:09 +0000 Dick 59@http://neycenter.org/forum/ Skiing at the NNC. I skied today (Monday 12/17) and it was Good. Some bare spots, but you can easily ski around them. Also some drifting in the track but that too is ok. Animal tracks abound! Rickst on "October 27th" http://neycenter.org/forum/topic.php?id=31#post-58 Sat, 27 Oct 2007 07:50:38 +0000 Rickst 58@http://neycenter.org/forum/ <img src="http://rickst.smugmug.com/photos/213485906-XL.jpg" alt="" /> <img src="http://rickst.smugmug.com/photos/213485951-XL.jpg" alt="" /> Rickst on "August 25th" http://neycenter.org/forum/topic.php?id=30#post-57 Sun, 26 Aug 2007 17:07:41 +0000 Rickst 57@http://neycenter.org/forum/ <img src="http://rickst.smugmug.com/photos/188243610-L.jpg" alt="" /> Rickst on "August 25th" http://neycenter.org/forum/topic.php?id=29#post-56 Sun, 26 Aug 2007 17:06:48 +0000 Rickst 56@http://neycenter.org/forum/ <img src="http://rickst.smugmug.com/photos/188244110-L.jpg" alt="" /> Rickst on "July 1 Sunrise" http://neycenter.org/forum/topic.php?id=28#post-55 Sun, 01 Jul 2007 11:15:57 +0000 Rickst 55@http://neycenter.org/forum/ Sunrise at Ney this morning <img src="http://rickst.smugmug.com/photos/168402442-L.jpg" alt="" /> Rickst on "June 30" http://neycenter.org/forum/topic.php?id=27#post-54 Sat, 30 Jun 2007 08:19:36 +0000 Rickst 54@http://neycenter.org/forum/ <img src="http://rickst.smugmug.com/photos/168041251-L.jpg" alt="" /> <img src="http://rickst.smugmug.com/photos/168041923-L.jpg" alt="" /> Rickst on "June 15th" http://neycenter.org/forum/topic.php?id=26#post-53 Fri, 15 Jun 2007 11:28:17 +0000 Rickst 53@http://neycenter.org/forum/ Neon Blue Damselfly near the pond. <img src="http://rickst.smugmug.com/photos/163174701-L.jpg" alt="" /> Rickst on "June 10th" http://neycenter.org/forum/topic.php?id=25#post-52 Sun, 10 Jun 2007 12:00:40 +0000 Rickst 52@http://neycenter.org/forum/ A couple from this morning--from a walk to the frog pond <img src="http://rickst.smugmug.com/photos/161290432-L.jpg" alt="" /> <img src="http://rickst.smugmug.com/photos/161287047-L.jpg" alt="" /> Rickst on "May 19th" http://neycenter.org/forum/topic.php?id=24#post-51 Sun, 20 May 2007 08:01:36 +0000 Rickst 51@http://neycenter.org/forum/ A few from a walk down to the frog pond <img src="http://rickst.smugmug.com/photos/154066550-L.jpg" alt="" /> <img src="http://rickst.smugmug.com/photos/154066619-L.jpg" alt="" /> <img src="http://rickst.smugmug.com/photos/154067236-L.jpg" alt="" /> <img src="http://rickst.smugmug.com/photos/154067778-L.jpg" alt="" /> Brianna on "Question" http://neycenter.org/forum/topic.php?id=23#post-48 Mon, 30 Apr 2007 14:11:06 +0000 Brianna 48@http://neycenter.org/forum/ Alright..don't know if I put this in the right section of the forum..... The question is this...I saw in the newsletter that you were looking for old magazines (MN Volunteer and such) but I lost the newsletter....do you still want old magazines and how should we go about getting them to the Ney Center? My parents had some they were looking to pass on but we're not really in the immediate area (although we do get down that way from time to time)... if someone could email me, that would be great <a href="mailto:swngdncr@gmail.com">swngdncr@gmail.com</a> thanks so much Rickst on "April 29 Morning" http://neycenter.org/forum/topic.php?id=22#post-47 Sun, 29 Apr 2007 12:35:17 +0000 Rickst 47@http://neycenter.org/forum/ <img src="http://rickst.smugmug.com/photos/147839367-L.jpg" alt="" /> <img src="http://rickst.smugmug.com/photos/147839399-L.jpg" alt="" /> <img src="http://rickst.smugmug.com/photos/147839426-L.jpg" alt="" /> <img src="http://rickst.smugmug.com/photos/147839460-L.jpg" alt="" /> <img src="http://rickst.smugmug.com/photos/147839196-L.jpg" alt="" /> <img src="http://rickst.smugmug.com/photos/147839180-L.jpg" alt="" /> Rickst on "Sunrise" http://neycenter.org/forum/topic.php?id=21#post-46 Mon, 16 Apr 2007 07:10:27 +0000 Rickst 46@http://neycenter.org/forum/ From Sunday Morning (04/16/2007) <img src="http://rickst.smugmug.com/photos/143922659-L.jpg" alt="" /> <img src="http://rickst.smugmug.com/photos/143922812-L.jpg" alt="" /> <img src="http://rickst.smugmug.com/photos/143921468-L.jpg" alt="" />