Southern Idaho Places in Picture Form - Twin Falls County Historical Museum

© 2007 SegoLily

Calendar

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November 5th - 11th

November 8th-11th
*Ski Swap
The College of Southern Idaho Ski Club's 38th annual Ski Swap is scheduled for the Eldon Evans Expo Center. Buyers and sellers of good used skis, snowboards, and winter equipment are invited to participate in what has become one of the largest events of its kind in southern Idaho.
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Tuesday, November 6th, 2007
*Jazz Jam
The CSI Jazz Club will be hosting live jazz jam sessions on the first and third Tuesdays of each month during the school year. These jams are open to the public free of charge and welcome to musicians of all ability levels.
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Friday, November 9th, 2007
*Ketchum TGR Ski Celebration
CSI-Outdoor Program and Apples Bar and Grill are teaming up for this year’s pre-season fundraiser in Ketchum featuring the 2007’s TGR ski/snowboard flick 'Lost and Found' featuring world-class athletes who are forced to follow the snow, sending them deep into the uncharted north country of Alaska and Canada. Join us for the "Pabst for Snow" street party as we kick off the season. Starting at 6pm live music, bonfire, TGR film showing(@7), and raffles with proceeds going toward the non-profit organization CSI Outdoor program.
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Saturday, November 10th, 2007
*Sonatina Festival
Sponsored by the Idaho Music Teachers Association, the Sonatina Festival is a competition involving local piano students performing sonatinas and sonatas at various skill levels for prizes. A play-off competition recital will be held late in the afternoon.
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Southern Idaho Happenings in Picture Form - Pumpkin "Patch"

Pumpkin 'Patch' at Kimberly Nurseries

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Last Farmer's Market of the Year Event!

Flyer Provided by Twin Falls County Historical Museum. (Click photo for easier reading.)

Come celebrate the Harvest Season and support your local farmers and community. Here's a chance to get some delicious, quality food grown in our own 'backyards' - eating locally and with the seasons. You can also browse through the Twin Falls County Historical Museum, eat some tasy food, and join in on the fun activities. You're sure to have a good time!

Scenic Idaho #5

Jim Brown Bridge

Little Wood River

Between Richfield and Carey

I love bridges!

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Could You Do This?

Video provided by Nau.

So, what do you think of her dream house? Could you live so simply? If not that much, how much would you be willing to give up for a healthier planet? What could you live without?

Calendar

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October 29th - November 4th

Every Night in October
*Corn Maze
The CSI Horticulture Club is sponsoring a corn maze with fun for the whole family.
Treats for sale: Hamburgers, Hotdogs, Home Baked Goods, Hot Chocolate, Coffee, Water, and Fresh Apple Juice
Open 5 - 9 every night in October
Adults: $2, CSI Students (with ID) and Kids 6 and Up: $1, Kids Under 6: Free, Families $5 on Mondays
Located on the Corner of North College and Washington

Monday/Tuesday, October 29/30, 2007
*Introduction to Zen Meditation
CSI is offering a two day course in Zen meditation.
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Friday, November 2, 2007
*Arts on Tour: Music from the Crooked Road
"Winding for over 200 miles across the mountains, ridges and valleys of southwestern Virginia, the Crooked Road passes through some of the most musical places on earth. For generations, the tiny rural Appalachian communities scattered along its length have produced an abundance of extraordinary traditional musicians. Keepers of an historic musical legacy from colonial times, they have created and passed on old-time, bluegrass and mountain gospel sounds that have profoundly influenced the development of American music. The Music From the Crooked Road tour celebrates the living musical culture of this region, which today not only survives, but thrives. This is a national tour showcasing the best the region has to offer: Sammy Shelor - banjo virtuoso, Wayne Henderson - National Heritage Fellow Appalachian guitar master, The Whitetop Mountain Band - Southwest Virginia's most popular family string band, Kirk Sutphin & Eddie Bond - old-time fiddle and banjo at its best, No Speed Limit – a hot young bluegrass band, and Elizabeth LaPrelle - extraordinary keeper of mountain ballads and songs."
You can learn more about these artists by visiting http://www.ncta.net/
Ticket prices: $36/adults, $23/children
Call (208) 732-6288 or visit Fine Arts Center for more information or tickets.

Idaho Nature Notes

The Nature Conservancy has an excellent blog called Idaho Nature Notes. There are some fine photos and great information dealing mostly with the beautiful Silver Creek Preserve. Take a look for yourself at the amazing nature of Idaho! http://idahonaturenotes.blogspot.com/

Seasons

Autumn leaves on house lined streets – reds, yellows, and oranges swirling on a blacktop pond. Chilly air makes them dance in a whirlwind up towards a grey sky, then floats them back to the turbulent surface, bidding their branches goodbye. Bursts of color share garden space with limp plants who give way to the cold. Though soon, the mums, roses, and Michelmas daisy, will fade into lonely shades of frostbitten black – barely distinguishable from the bleak sky above. The plants will wither into the frozen ground under a bed of white snow; some are eased into a peaceful slumber while others receive a quiet death, never to return or grow. Birch, maples, aspens, and oaks are dropping their lovely cloaks; becoming skeletons for a winter graveyard – forlorn, bitter, and cold.

Yet still, the Golden-crowned Kinglet sings, eating red berries off an evergreen. Bulbs underground receive a trickle of water – nursing them for a sunny splendor. Perennials lay low for now, but oh the show they have in store. And the trees again, will don their cloaks with trinkets of flowers and seed pods galore. A time of rebirth comes year after year in a cycle of the seasons. And even in the coldest winter, life beats still and warm – and nature fills the land with beauty in various dazzling forms.

© 2007 SegoLily

Winter Birds

A Welcome Winter Visitor

Dark-eyed Junco

After an unplanned hiatus from writing, I return to talk about our feathered fliers - the birds. Though winter is a couple of months away, I thought it a good time to get ready for the arrival of the wintering birds. I find immense joy in observing and identifying birds for the first time, and each time thereafter. Winter, summer, and migrations make for excellent opportunities to sight birds that aren't around for the entire year. If you keep a running record of when and where you spotted a bird, then this is especially satisfying. But whether you don't know a crow from a raven or are able to name the correct body parts for identification purposes, the thrill of seeing birds is equally pleasing, no matter the skill level. Anytime is always a worthy time to discover the intriguing activity of birding. It's also a great way to learn the flora and fauna of your area, something every human being should strive to become experts on - as we have fallen so out of touch with the land and our immediate surroundings. Below is a list of the birds that winter in Idaho. I encourage you to look up the overwinter-ers in the region you live. Believe me, you'll find great pleasure in it!


-American Tree Sparrow

-Bald Eagle

-Barrow's Goldeneye

-Bohemian Waxwing

-Brown Creeper

-Bufflehead

-Common Goldeneye

-Common Merganser

-Dark-eyed Junco

-Evening Grosbeak

-Golden-crowned Kinglet

-Gray-crowned Rosy-finch

-Herring Gull

-Hooded Merganser

-Lapland Longspur

-Lesser Scaup

-Northern Saw-whet Owl

-Northern Shrike

-Red Crossbill

-Ring-necked Duck

-Rough-legged Hawk

-Sharp-shinned Hawk

-Snow Bunting

-Snowy Owl

-Pine Siskin

-Yellow-rumped Warbler


While some of these birds occupy parts of Idaho year-round, other areas of Idaho only get them during the winter months. I will be profiling each bird during the coming days. Check back for interesting tid-bits and birding tips. Look for the birds in your area!


Do you keep a bird list? Are you an avid bird watcher? Are you going to be from here on out? Share your bird stories!

*After posting this, I headed to my mom's house and out the window saw a male and female Dark-eyed Junco at her bird bath! The Dark-eyed Junco is a favorite of mine and is a frequent visitor to bird feeders (as the picture taken out my window shows). For me, they are a symbolic transition into winter and when they arrive, I feel as if old friends have come for an extended visit. Welcome birds of winter!

© 2007 SegoLily

Calendar

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October 22nd - 28th

Every Night in October
*Corn MazeThe CSI Horticulture Club is sponsoring a corn maze with fun for the whole family.
Treats for sale: Hamburgers, Hotdogs, Home Baked Goods, Hot Chocolate, Coffee, Water, and Fresh Apple Juice
Open 5 - 9 every night in October
Adults: $2, CSI Students (with ID) and Kids 6 and Up: $1, Kids Under 6: Free, Families $5 on Mondays
Located on the Corner of North College and Washington

Saturday, October 27, 2007
*Last day of Farmers' Market for 2007!
The Farmers' Market will spend their last day at the Twin Falls County Historical Museum
9am - 1pm
21337-A Highway 30

Scenic Idaho #4

South Hills

What are you doing to reduce your ecological footprint? What has worked for you in encouraging others to make more eco-conscious choices? What can we do in our own hometowns – what services can we provide? And last, what more can we ask of ourselves? Click here to read the original article and join the discussion!

Non-Idahoans! Click here to see why this site is for everyone!

© 2007 SegoLily

Calendar

View the Calendar of Events every Monday. It can also be accessed by selecting Calendar from the right-hand column, and older calendars can be viewed there also. Check back for updates!

October 15th - 21st

Every Night in October
*Corn Maze
The CSI Horticulture Club is sponsoring a corn maze with fun for the whole family.
Treats for sale: Hamburgers, Hotdogs, Home Baked Goods, Hot Chocolate, Coffee, Water, and Fresh Apple Juice
Open 5 - 9 every night in October
Adults: $2, CSI Students (with ID) and Kids 6 and Up: $1, Kids Under 6: Free, Families $5 on Mondays
Located on the Corner of North College and Washington

Saturday, October 20, 2007
*Skydiving!
For the unreal price of $129, the CSI Outdoor Program and Snake River Skydiving have teamed up to provide a tandem skydive to the first 20 paying students.
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Scenic Idaho #3

What are you doing to reduce your ecological footprint? What has worked for you in encouraging others to make more eco-conscious choices? What can we do in our own hometowns – what services can we provide? And last, what more can we ask of ourselves? Click here to read the original article and join the discussion!

Non-Idahoans! Click here to see why this site is for everyone!

© 2007 SegoLily

Confessions of a Processed Food Eater (Gasp!)

See What Happened to These Tomatoes Plus More Pictures Here

There's something you've got to know about me...I eat some pretty lousy food. It's not that I don't like to cook - I happen to love it - it's just that I don't often enough. Today, for instance, I had boxed mac 'n cheese for lunch. Last night, I dined on ramen noodles. And yesterday's lunch was pizza hut. Now don't be too haste in thinking less of me. The mac 'n cheese was organic and after my ramen, I ate a juicy local peach sliced up and dripping cream. The truth is, I'm still learning and working at being a more responsible, eco-conscious eater, like many of you out there, and aspiring to be more like you who are already there.


Along with my poorer choices as of late, I also managed to bake local acorn squash for the first time (I know!), cook local corn, and can and roast some local tomatoes (also for the first time). See, I'm getting there; and one day, I'll be making better choices when meal time arrives. But I still might satisfy an occasional craving of ramen noodles from time to time. I happen to like them on occasion as long as they don't make up a weeks' worth of dinners, because I've been there too.


To read about my adventures in canning and to check out my other blog, visit Meadowlark Farms - there may not be a farm yet, but there's a farm girl learning the ropes of homesteading and sustainable living all in preparation for the blissful day when she can use them on the land. Come learn with me, and by all means, teach me what you know!

Have you taken the polls yet? Well get to it! It's located at the column to the right. Here's the related article.

© 2007 SegoLily

Calendar

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October 8th – 14th

Monday, October 8, 2007
*Columbus Day Rock Climbing Rally
Hosted by CSI Outdoor Program. The City of Rocks is one of the finest technical rock-climbing sites anywhere; about 350 routes have been described to date. What better way to spend Columbus Day? Transportation will be provided as well as top-rope leads for climbs.
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Saturday, October 13, 2007
*Open Ropes Course Day
The CSI Ropes Course will be open to both CSI students for $5 and community for $10. This extraordinary course offers a rock climbing wall, zip line, flying squirrel, high wires, and many more adventuresome activities. You must sign up with the Outdoor Program so the number of appropriate facilitators can be present.
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