Comments on: Valley Pond Blog “The Beginning” http://valleypond.org/archives/1 The Hidden Valley Park Neighborhood in Northfield, Minnesota Tue, 29 Jun 2010 02:41:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Robbie Wigley http://valleypond.org/archives/1/comment-page-1#comment-26 Robbie Wigley Mon, 02 Mar 2009 22:08:28 +0000 http://realjoe.com/valleypond/?p=1#comment-26 <p>Good catch on the title Gene, thanks for you comments. I just changed it. </p> <p>If that is true then you know I am sure it was not a Pine Grosbeak... it is hard to tell when you are looking at a book and using binoculars. I can't tell the difference between the Purple Finch and the House Finch and I am real new at this interest. I am going to go look up Brown Thrasher right now. I knew it was different then anything I had seen and had a really hard time taking a picture. Do you have any pictures that we could put up, I can scan them. I would love to put up Don's list too. Maybe he has pictures too. I have been hoping you would look at the birds and lend your expertise.</p> <p>I just saw the white duck take off yesterday... amazed he stayed through the winter.</p> <p>Thanks for taking the time to look at the site and I welcome any comments and suggestions. There is a lot more we can do. </p> <p>We can set up a password protected Base Camp where the board can discuss issues for the meetings and be prepared for when they roll around. Or for when issues come up in between meetings.</p> <p>Thanks again and welcome.... now we just have to get you and Anne a gravatar!</p> Good catch on the title Gene, thanks for you comments. I just changed it.

If that is true then you know I am sure it was not a Pine Grosbeak… it is hard to tell when you are looking at a book and using binoculars. I can’t tell the difference between the Purple Finch and the House Finch and I am real new at this interest. I am going to go look up Brown Thrasher right now. I knew it was different then anything I had seen and had a really hard time taking a picture. Do you have any pictures that we could put up, I can scan them. I would love to put up Don’s list too. Maybe he has pictures too. I have been hoping you would look at the birds and lend your expertise.

I just saw the white duck take off yesterday… amazed he stayed through the winter.

Thanks for taking the time to look at the site and I welcome any comments and suggestions. There is a lot more we can do.

We can set up a password protected Base Camp where the board can discuss issues for the meetings and be prepared for when they roll around. Or for when issues come up in between meetings.

Thanks again and welcome…. now we just have to get you and Anne a gravatar!

]]> By: Gene Bauer http://valleypond.org/archives/1/comment-page-1#comment-25 Gene Bauer Mon, 02 Mar 2009 21:38:06 +0000 http://realjoe.com/valleypond/?p=1#comment-25 Robbie, this was my first opportunity to take a leisurely look at the VPTA website - it's well-done, informative and interesting. I can only imagine how much time it took! It is especially nice to have all of the documents, minutes, etc., available online. I liked all the photos and comments about birds. More than a hundred have been seen and identified in and around the pond. Don Starkweather has kept a list and perhaps he could share it with us. Under one of the photos, you ask if anyone knows what bird it is. It is a Brown Thrasher. Elsewhere, you mention having seen "Pine Grosbeaks." If so, it would be a remarkable finding. My records show that the last accepted report was on November 27, 1965. Could this have been a House or Purple Finch? I note that the name of the web page is Valley Pond Townhouse Assoc. All of the documents refer to our association as Valley Pond Townhome Assoc. I am curious about the significance of the change for the website. Keep up the fine work. Robbie, this was my first opportunity to take a leisurely look at the VPTA website – it’s well-done, informative and interesting. I can only imagine how much time it took! It is especially nice to have all of the documents, minutes, etc., available online.

I liked all the photos and comments about birds. More than a hundred have been seen and identified in and around the pond. Don Starkweather has kept a list and perhaps he could share it with us.

Under one of the photos, you ask if anyone knows what bird it is. It is a Brown Thrasher. Elsewhere, you mention having seen “Pine Grosbeaks.” If so, it would be a remarkable finding. My records show that the last accepted report was on November 27, 1965. Could this have been a House or Purple Finch?

I note that the name of the web page is Valley Pond Townhouse Assoc. All of the documents refer to our association as Valley Pond Townhome Assoc. I am curious about the significance of the change for the website.

Keep up the fine work.

]]> By: Robbie Wigley http://valleypond.org/archives/1/comment-page-1#comment-23 Robbie Wigley Sat, 21 Feb 2009 04:38:31 +0000 http://realjoe.com/valleypond/?p=1#comment-23 <p>Love your Gravatar Jim.... now how hard was that?! Who is next.</p> Love your Gravatar Jim…. now how hard was that?! Who is next.

]]> By: Robbie Wigley http://valleypond.org/archives/1/comment-page-1#comment-22 Robbie Wigley Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:04:42 +0000 http://realjoe.com/valleypond/?p=1#comment-22 <p>Thanks Jim, maybe we can start a list of the things that should be included in the "details" page. </p> <p>The By-laws and all the other documents are in the process of being included. Anne scanned them and I am now trying to figure out how to consolidate them into a single PDF instead of 43 pages etc. I am going to put in another post later about how to get a gravitar... which is the picture you are talking about. Watch for the post.</p> Thanks Jim, maybe we can start a list of the things that should be included in the “details” page.

The By-laws and all the other documents are in the process of being included. Anne scanned them and I am now trying to figure out how to consolidate them into a single PDF instead of 43 pages etc. I am going to put in another post later about how to get a gravitar… which is the picture you are talking about. Watch for the post.

]]> By: Jim Pence http://valleypond.org/archives/1/comment-page-1#comment-21 Jim Pence Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:51:31 +0000 http://realjoe.com/valleypond/?p=1#comment-21 Robbie, I think a web page for "details" about the association would be wonderful. Perhaps we could find a way to put the By-laws on the site also in PDF format? And the Annual report somewhere too? Hey? How can I get a cool picture like you and Griff? Jim Robbie,
I think a web page for “details” about the association would be wonderful.
Perhaps we could find a way to put the By-laws on the site also in PDF format?
And the Annual report somewhere too?
Hey? How can I get a cool picture like you and Griff?

Jim

]]> By: Robbie Wigley http://valleypond.org/archives/1/comment-page-1#comment-20 Robbie Wigley Wed, 18 Feb 2009 03:06:37 +0000 http://realjoe.com/valleypond/?p=1#comment-20 <p>What does everyone think about a page with important information like garbage pick up day and anything else we might want to add.</p> What does everyone think about a page with important information like garbage pick up day and anything else we might want to add.

]]> By: Anne Krause http://valleypond.org/archives/1/comment-page-1#comment-17 Anne Krause Wed, 18 Feb 2009 01:33:47 +0000 http://realjoe.com/valleypond/?p=1#comment-17 The pictures are such a nice touch. This will be helpful for new people moving into our association too. The pictures are such a nice touch. This will be helpful for new people moving into our association too.

]]> By: Robbie Wigley http://valleypond.org/archives/1/comment-page-1#comment-14 Robbie Wigley Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:07:30 +0000 http://realjoe.com/valleypond/?p=1#comment-14 <p>Thanks for testing this out Jim. Anyone who wants the password can email me at robbie@iglide.net and I will send it to you.</p> Thanks for testing this out Jim. Anyone who wants the password can email me at robbie@iglide.net and I will send it to you.

]]> By: Jim Pence http://valleypond.org/archives/1/comment-page-1#comment-13 Jim Pence Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:42:13 +0000 http://realjoe.com/valleypond/?p=1#comment-13 Just confirmed from "here" that the password protected documents are secure. Using the password makes it easy to get in and access important information. Good Job Griff and Robbie. Just confirmed from “here” that the password protected documents are secure. Using the password makes it easy to get in and access important information. Good Job Griff and Robbie.

]]> By: Robbie Wigley http://valleypond.org/archives/1/comment-page-1#comment-9 Robbie Wigley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:35:19 +0000 http://realjoe.com/valleypond/?p=1#comment-9 <p>Thanks Jim... we all do our part. I just password protected the information about the members and committees. You might want to test it. I will send you an email with the password.</p> Thanks Jim… we all do our part. I just password protected the information about the members and committees. You might want to test it. I will send you an email with the password.

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