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Eagles above us
Bio Vermilion, OH

Eagles above us

American bald eagles are nested here. Yesterday I was able to get some photos of the eagles cartwheeling and cavorting above our house. There are a lot of bird species here: gulls (of course), herons,…

Changeable Lake Erie
Vermilion, OH

Changeable Lake Erie

Because Lake Erie is the shallowest of the Great Lakes, it's very changeable. Mild storms can transform into violet cataclysms instantly. Inexperienced boaters are regularly caught out. Small boats swamped while desperately making for the…

Naphtha
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Naphtha

I've written before about the difference between paint thinner and OMS (spoiler: they're just different names for the same thing). I've also written about the turpentine that I routinely use. Why haven't I written about…