Bird bath … 😊🥰
Just installed a new bird Bath a few days and and it is already been quite busy Will keep monitoring and uploading some of the memorable clips Trupial
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Bird bath … 😊🥰
Planting additional Italian Classic Basil
We have been having luck growing a very tasty and nice smelling basil variety, which Katrin has been using in lots of her cooking lately. So we spliced some branches…
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Planting additional Italian Classic Basil
Hummingbird
The local hummingbirds don't only like the nectar from the flowers, but they also love the nectar of the little fruit in the cactus. As a matter of fact, the…
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Hummingbird
Just added a 🦉 perch
Since our 🦉Athene Cunicularia Arubensis or locally called the Shoko is known to sit on a perch close to their nests, I placed some bamboo sticks resembling a perch. View…
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Just added a 🦉 perch
Finished new 🦉habitat
This morning we finished the new burroughing owl habitat. After lots of shoveling were finally able to cover the 3 individual underground burroughs and also set the entrances of the…
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Finished new 🦉habitat
Prepping new owl habitat
Started this morning with prepping 3 artificial burroughs for our burrowing owls "shoko's" Since previously I had prepared a small area just North of the house at the edge of…
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Prepping new owl habitat
Some nice 🦉videos
Just found this site that has varios informative burroughing owl videos. I am inserting the link so that U can refer to them in the future. Maybe you will also…
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Some nice 🦉videos
Neighbourhood Owls
Went on a couple of nature walks over the weekend in the creek bed just east of us, and was finally able to take some nice pictures of the owl…
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Neighbourhood Owls
🎉🎉 Nice Mango tree coming soon 🎉🎉
After trying a few times, we finally succeeded in cloning a Mango tree from my Mom's garden. These are some of the best Mango's ever!!! Looking forward to an early…
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🎉🎉 Nice Mango tree coming soon 🎉🎉
Birds and more birds
Its definitely been a great nesting season this year for the birds in our neighborhood. We have noticed a very large increase in the local bird population and an incredible…
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Birds and more birds
More progress pictures
Besides some other palm trees planted elsewhere, Have 8 palm trees in a row now, with 4 more to go Need to get a small backhoe to clean up the…
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More progress pictures
Progress on the Palm trees planting
In the last few weeks I have been slowly planting the homegrown palmtrees. Even though very satisfying after each palmtree is ready and planted, Its been quite a chore, since…
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Progress on the Palm trees planting
Prepping for Coconut palm
Max is assisting me prepping the ground for the coconut palm Our ground here is not suitable at all for planting, so we prep the hole with a combination of…
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Prepping for Coconut palm
Adding bird cam
Been out scouting a new location for the bird cam we previously were using to observe an Owl family. One of the 3 bird/wildlife water holes I keep is frequented…
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Adding bird cam
Owls sighted
Got a nice picture of a couple of owls on our property that i would like to share. We have seen these owls quite frequently in the last few months.…
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Owls sighted
Bird cam
Thinking about installing a bird cam for observing a pair of local "wara wara's" that frequent our area and the watering holes we have placed Will scout the view to…
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Bird cam
Deep water well
It has been over 2 months now that we are in constant contact with the contractor regarding the deep water well. Looks like there might be some developments ... 🙏
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Deep water well
Prepping for additional trees
Took advantage of the fact that the neighbor was cleaning out the dam next to his property with some heavy equipment, so we could "piggyback" and get the backhoe to…
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Prepping for additional trees
Water well plans
After many years, looks like we finally found a company that can drill a deep water well for us. I was placed in contact with "Adam Joseph Drilling &Gen.Contractor N.V."…
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Water well plans
Ahhh … cucumbers …😊
Just picked up another batch of delicious cucumbers. Just in time for the weekend About 5 1gallon bags ... 😍
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Ahhh … cucumbers …😊
This mornings harvest
Just cleaned up the weeds between the cucumber plants and picked some cucumbers right away. Already have most of the ingredients for a nice local "comcomber stoba" Yumie yumie ...…
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This mornings harvest
Great Egret/Garsa blanco Grandi (Ardea Alba)
Driving up the house this morning, I saw a "Great Egret" between the plants in the yard. Since I got too close with the car, it flew away a few…
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Great Egret/Garsa blanco Grandi (Ardea Alba)
Burros …
Was a nice sight last friday when Max and I saw 3 burrows mosying on down the side of the road and heading up the Kristal Berg. Reminds me when…
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Burros …
Todays cucumber harvest
Together with Max this morning we picked some fresh cucumbers from the yard and will prepare a nice stew for lunch. Yummie yummie .. Looks like we will be having…
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Todays cucumber harvest
Stewed Cucumbers/Comcomber Stoba
Had some stewed cucumbers yesterday and today from the yard and it was delicious. Quick recipe for the stewed Cucumbers: Ingredients: Cucumbers, turkey sausage, chicken strips (cutlet), onions, tomato paste,…
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Stewed Cucumbers/Comcomber Stoba
Dutch Caribbean Biodiversity Database
Dutch Caribbean Biodiversity Database | Central repository for biodiversity related research and monitoring data from the Dutch Caribbean The link below provides a site with various books and other nice…
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Dutch Caribbean Biodiversity Database
Adding to our Aquaponics
In continuance to our research of what grows or does not do well with the aquaponics, I Just added a celery to our aquaponics unit this morning. We'll check up…
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Adding to our Aquaponics
Pickled Cucumbers/Comcomber tempera
This evening I had my first try at making some pickled cucumbers, locally known as Comcomber (criojo) tempera. I chose to do it the European way, by adding sugar to…
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Pickled Cucumbers/Comcomber tempera
Cucumber (Comcomber Chines) harvest
Spent some time this morning picking up some naturally grown, pesticide free, fresh cucumbers. There were still quite a few left, but I picked what we can use for the…
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Cucumber (Comcomber Chines) harvest
Prepping for Jambo/Okra
Over the weekend we prepped a new area for the Okra (locally known as Jamboo) I also placed the okra seeds to germinate, so we can place these in their…
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Prepping for Jambo/Okra
More ant problems??
Woke up this morning and noticed the the Bouganvilles had quite some damage on them. Went out about 3am to check if ants were attacking the leaves but nothing sighted.…
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More ant problems??
Comcomber Criollo
Looks like we are getting a nice harvest of Comcomber Criollo (local cucumbers) The plants are full of flowers and we are making more space for the cucumber plants to…
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Comcomber Criollo
Prepping the drip for the Palm Trees
Now that the Palm trees (large and small) have their definite location, it's time to place the drip system for them. First thing is to dig a trench just next…
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Prepping the drip for the Palm Trees
Prepping the Palm trees
Expanding our palmtrees on the property with another 3 palm trees. The previous palmtrees we planted are doing good and looks like we now have about 24 palmtrees 😊
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Prepping the Palm trees
Maintaining the Aloe Field
From this, where you could barely see the Aloe plants ... The weeds have really overgrowing the Aloe field, so had to do some trimming and cleaning To this ...…
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Maintaining the Aloe Field
Medicinal Plants of Aruba
The pdf file attached shows some information provided by Santa Rosa during a recent exposition. It provides information about the Aloe Vera, Cuco (Agave vivipara), Malohi (Cymbopogon Citratus), Merengue (Moringa…
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Medicinal Plants of Aruba
Research Project Aruban Flora
Talking with Olinda, she stated that they are working on the researching and publishing more details of the Flora of Aruba Since this is very close to what one of…
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Research Project Aruban Flora
Aloe Drink
Cut up a fresh leave of Aloe and blend about 1/3 cup of the inside clear Aloe gel in a blender. Add some "noodmuskaat", Honey and maybe some Water to…
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Aloe Drink
Apple Cider …
Talked extensively yesterday with Olinda Rasmijn about various topics, and one of them was the large Army Ants or "Bachaca's" as they are known locally These critters have been creating…
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Apple Cider …